Government insiders say the decision to persecute Tymoshenko comes from Yanukovych personally.

Critics say Pakistan's stringent blasphemy laws are a licence to persecute minorities.

I do not persecute her in every way, nor in any way.

I think you must be mad to persecute me in this way.

The man that in private detracted his neighbour, him did I persecute.

And when they shall persecute you in this city, flee into another.

It would do no good; and I'm not going to persecute her.

God said love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.

The Kremlin denies allegations that it uses the courts to persecute opponents.

The Kremlin denies their allegations that it uses courts to persecute opponents.

Our way is to persecute genius living and to crown it dead.

And he knew still better how to persecute and ruin his foes.

So it did not scruple to persecute as well as to proselytise.

About this time Dudley began to persecute me with his odious attentions.

Nor should he, when the opportunity is at hand, persecute his foe.

If there were not conveniences of sending, I should persecute you strangely.