Sentence examples for because of persecution from inspiring English sources

Many had good reason to want to leave the Czech Republic because of persecution, she added.

Later, because of persecution, they became an inner garment, enabling the wearer to observe the Law clandestinely.

In England the otter disappeared dramatically between the 1950s and 1970s because of persecution and pesticides washing into waterways.

The Herrmanns, who left Germany because of persecution of the Jews, have made charity a big part of their lives.

Christianity is in danger of extinction in some countries because of persecution in areas where its followers are in the minority, a British government minister has said.

"It's about showing engagement, empathy and understanding of what it's like for people who are fleeing their own homelands because of persecution".

Americans--who fled England because of persecution--forcibly removed natives from their land, enslaved and murdered them.

(Immigration New Zealand states: "Refugees are people who cannot return to their home country because they have a well-founded fear of persecution because of their religion, race, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion").

Consider the consequences: the TPV holder cannot return to their country of origin, because of a fear of persecution.

Asylum seekers must show they have a "well-founded fear of persecution" because of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or "membership in a particular social group".

Adrian Edwards, a spokesman for the agency, said in a press release that displaced people cited fear of persecution because of ethnicity or religious beliefs.