# Suppression of Communism Act

Encyclopaedia Britannica

- Address: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Suppression-of-Communism-Act
- Kind: reference
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
- Archived copy: none yet

## Cited by

- [South Africa's Suppression of Communism Act lets the government ban publications and restrict individuals](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1950-south-africa-suppression-of-communism-act)
- [Claim 175: The act defined communism and its aims broadly enough to include any opposition to the government.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/175)
- [Claim 176: People the government banned under the act could not be quoted in publications at all.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/176)

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