"I want to tell those who oppose protests and Occupy Central, that whether you are opposing because of your interest, because it affects traffic… or because you were paid to do so, these reasons cannot be the reason why we should accept persecution," Taiwan-based protester Shih Shu-hua, told a crowd at the tent protest site.
'For centuries, members of the establishment have been attempting to eradicate all traces of Wallace from Scottish history - people in Scotland are no longer prepared to accept this persecution of Scotland's greatest national hero,' said Salmond, who has often claimed that tales told to him by his grandfather about Blind Harry were the inspiration for his own nationalism.
Since 2008, the UNHCR has accepted "fear of persecution on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity" as a category to qualify a person as a refugee.
Today, they remain one of the few peoples whose demonisation and persecution is accepted in polite society.
By insisting that America will not accept backsliding or persecution, he can help to protect the protesters.
"Those responsible for this act must know that the international community is not prepared to accept the brutal persecution and murder of civilians," Mr Fischer said.
Yet there are proliferating signs that in too many places, and too many ways, the world is tacitly coming to accept not only persecution of the Jews, but the possibility of a second genocide not necessarily by way of active complicity, but under labels familiar from the last century: It was not our fault.
They were willing to accept the state persecution that comes with open defiance.
Be aware, once you've accepted Christ into your life, that persecution knows no bounds.
Muslims whose denominations are not accepted, such as the Gonabadi dervishes also face persecution, with members often imprisoned.
Muslims whose denominations are not accepted by Iran, such as Gonabadi dervishes, face persecution, with many of their members in jail.
