Sentence examples for continued to be persecuted from inspiring English sources

After the Iran-Iraq War conflict [1980-1988], anyone living in Iraq with any connection to Iran continued to be persecuted.

And over the next three decades, Spaniards continued to be persecuted for political reasons; thousands were executed by firing squad and garrotte.

Nonetheless, Solidarity members and activists continued to be persecuted and discriminated, if less so than during the early 1980s.

Like the movie, the discussion is soothing, civilized and quietly touching, and because the Baha'i continue to be persecuted in Iran it's also inherently political.

The defendant, Aleksandr Kalistratov, said he hoped the verdict "will be useful for my fellow believers, who continue to be persecuted in Russia".

We warned the prime minister a few weeks ago that Lieberman was preparing the bill and that we might support it if we were to continue to be persecuted by Meretz," Mr. Sarid's party.

Yet only a few hours later, the prime minister left a meeting with Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa no closer to securing an investigation into alleged war crimes, or an admission that many Tamils continue to be persecuted.

In many places where anti-discrimination laws exist, gay people continue to be persecuted by state authorities and wider society.

Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender men and women continue to be persecuted and attacked.

We know that countless numbers of men and women have been, and continue to be, persecuted simply for being who they are.

Bahá'ís continue to be persecuted in Islamic countries, as Islamic leaders do not recognize the Bahá'í Faith as an independent religion, but rather as apostasy from Islam.