Traduction de «were brutally crushed » (Anglais → Français) :

It was based upon the premise that people admitted that something bad had happened during the time of apartheid, that people were brutalized, that their rights were crushed, that individuals were killed in police and other actions that were excessive.
Il fallait admettre les événements horribles de l'apartheid, la brutalité contre les gens, les droits bafoués, les homicides commis par la police et les actes excessifs.

I have to say that, for me, the images shown on television of how the demonstrations held by human rights campaigners in Russia were repressed, were indeed traumatic, as they also reminded me of the worst times in my country when street protests were brutally crushed by the police.
Je dois dire que, pour moi, les images diffusées à la télévision montrant la répression des manifestations organisées par des défenseurs des droits de l’homme en Russie ont été traumatisantes parce qu’elles me rappellent aussi les jours les plus sombres de mon pays, lorsque les manifestations étaient brutalement réprimées par la police.