persecution

“While the government withheld funding in defiance of its obligations, children were left to face deportation proceedings alone, and some potentially returned to the very abuse, persecution, and danger they fled,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

The problems of life in Iran extend beyond poverty and political persecution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Lewisham became a 'Borough of Sanctuary', in recognition of the borough's work in supporting those fleeing violence and persecution, in 2021 under the previous Labour administration.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Advocates for religious freedom celebrated the news of Jin’s release and called on the U.S. to continue putting China’s persecution of believers at the center of ties with Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

I was sitting in Psychology 101 when the professor read the symptoms aloud from the overhead screen: depression, mania, paranoia, euphoria, delusions of grandeur and persecution.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

“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

During this time, Rome undertook a series of official persecutions meant to restore the primacy of ancient pagan religious worship and practice throughout the empire.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

She endured the persecutions heaped upon her by the Government with exemplary fortitude and never wavered from her commitment to the freedom struggle.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela