Sentence examples for being persecuted because of from inspiring English sources

Sikhs are being persecuted because of their faith - and the media is completely ignoring their plight, according to campaigners.

He has quoted Maroon 5 lyrics, cited the writings of George Orwell and said he is being persecuted because of his Catholic faith.

He accused prosecutors of engaging in a "witch hunt" and argued that Peter Gotti was being persecuted because of his notorious surname.

The United States grants asylum to people with a well-founded fear of being persecuted because of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or social group.

Their lawyer, J. W. Carney Jr., said they were the victims of a state witch hunt and were being persecuted because of their religion.

They said that Mr. Ashcroft was superbly qualified to run the Justice Department and was being persecuted because of his religious beliefs.

Her supporters say she has been persecuted because of her religion.

They left the Soviet Union, Mrs. Polezhayev said, because they were "persecuted" because of her Jewish roots.

In 2007, International PEN monitored the cases of more than one thousand writers who were persecuted because of their writing.

The Immigration and Naturalization Service has occasionally granted asylum to foreigners who claimed they were persecuted because of their sexual orientation.

But the judge and board rejected arguments that Mr. Hernandez-Montiel was persecuted because of membership in a particular group.