persecution

Example Sentences

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But that sense of persecution and injustice is a sentiment shared by all sides of the conflict.

From BBC

Some are then shipped back to their countries of origin — including, in some cases, people who have demonstrated that they face possible persecution there.

From Los Angeles Times

After having lived through decades of war in their own country, and having escaped the possibility of reprisal and persecution there, the Afghan evacuees are now caught in another nightmare.

From BBC

They are the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East, and have a shared history of persecution, and of internal divisions.

From BBC

Iran’s women’s soccer team protested their regime while competing in Australia, leading some to seek humanitarian visas amid fears of persecution.

From The Wall Street Journal