persecution

Over the 1950s and ’60s most of them fled or emigrated to Israel, driven both by anti-Jewish persecution and by the desire to be part of the Jewish state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

According to HRW, some of the countries accepting the deportees have "arbitrarily detained" or sent them to their home countries, where they face "the risk of persecution or torture".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The pontiff said Europe was "entering a new stage" with the arrival of men and women fleeing war and persecution, urging countries to welcome them.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The home secretary will say the UK wants to "live up to our international obligations" by helping those who are fleeing war and persecution, but the process must be "capped and controlled".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

But the level of persecution in Germany changed dramatically in 1933 after Hitler had come to power.

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