persecution

But more than 20 charities in both countries have said the French-British deal inflicts "further harm on people who have already survived war, torture, persecution, violence, human trafficking, and a treacherous sea journey".

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

In 1954, Loch Garten had the first confirmed pair of breeding ospreys since the species went extinct in the UK in 1916 due to habitat loss and persecution.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

A driving force behind building the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, Pritzker’s ancestors fled Russian persecution in modern-day Ukraine in the late 1800s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

People fleeing persecution because of their political beliefs, gender or sexuality, and how they pray will face certain peril.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

The Jehovah’s Witnesses held out, too, refusing to salute the Nazi flag even though it meant persecution.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

“I think of Germany, Hitler and the persecutions there, I thought that was just history,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025

“Have the merciless persecutions and unutterable tortures of the dark ages not yet opened their eyes and enlarged their heart for the alleviation of their fellow men’s woes?”

From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2025

What may help reduce the persecutions, as in South Africa, is providing pensions to the elderly, which appears to confer social protection.

From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023

In Africa, these persecutions prompted many orthodox Christians to flee the relative security of the Nile and seek refuge in the western desert.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Since I know it is all for Christ's good, I am quite content with my weaknesses and with insults, hardships, persecutions and calamities.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson