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Meanings of persecution in английском

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Usage of persecution in английском
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She had pleaded innocent and accused the military government of political persecution.
Reuters
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Over the past few years many artists have left Russia following persecution.
BBC
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Members of the Shinawatra family have accused their opponents of political persecution.
Reuters
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Supporters of the Shinawatras say the two are victims of political persecution.
Reuters
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For the majority of them, the reasons are war, conflict and persecution.
The Irish Times
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Our asylum laws are meant to help people fleeing persecution or conflict.
The Irish Times
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All of this is political persecution of me because I promoted democracy.
The Guardian
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We will always stand against real human rights abuses and political persecution.
The Guardian
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Such was the Church of the Covenanters in the times of persecution.
Sketches of the Covenanters
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They were fleeing religious persecution in France and what is now Germany.
The Irish Times
11
She continues his work against apartheid, despite constant persecution from the powers-that-be.
The South African
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However, on the matter of homophobic persecution, the figure drops to half.
The Guardian
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Many Negro families moved out of the South, where they experienced persecution.
Agent 6
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Tolerance had to be avoided at all costs; so the persecution began.
Witchcraft Today
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And the reason lay in the persecution which over-clouded his school days.
Personality in Literature
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Courage and perseverance under persecution; or, Grace shining in difficulties and trials.
The Psalms of David / Imitated in the Language of the New Testam...
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