Sentence examples for persecuted in order to from inspiring English sources

Then, the tide of ultra nationalism that culminated in the Second World War, Buddhism was, in turn, denounced as "foreign" (after 1400 years in Japan), and even adherents of some versions of the Japanese folk religion Shinto were persecuted, in order to favor State Shinto, the compulsory cult of the Emperor and his divine ancestors.

The few independent TV and radio stations in Serbia are being harassed and persecuted in order finally to be closed down entirely.

"They will do everything they can to intimidate and persecute you in order to protect themselves and their career path.

He claims that the government is persecuting him in order to take over his media empire to help a campaign by Mr Mejía to change the constitution so that he could seek a second consecutive term as president.The central bank's governor, José Lois Malkun, has said the government will repay out-of-pocket depositors.

What the Missionary Church of Kopimism has done is almost a reverse of how religious persecution usually works: whereas religions have often turned to protest because they feel persecuted, Gerson and his followers, feeling persecuted, turned to religion, in order to reframe and get attention for their protest.

Under the Migrant Protection Protocols standard, the official has to determine that it is "more likely than not" that the migrant will be persecuted or tortured in Mexico in order to prevent his or her return.

"The public's right to know what governments do in our name is being overridden by public servants seeking to cover up a scandal in order to persecute and prosecute a whistleblower.

The arrest is important evidence of the promiscuous abuse of the legal system by Chávez and his functionaries in order to persecute, intimidate, and silence those who criticise his government.

"We believe that its systems – particularly its international 'wanted person' alerts ("Red Notices") are being abused by countries around the world in order to persecute refugees, journalists and peaceful political demonstrators, at huge personal cost to these individuals," the organisation has said.

Michael's policy, sincere or not, was violently opposed by most of his people, and he had to persecute and imprison large numbers of them in order to persuade the papacy that the union of the churches was being implemented.

"Unfortunately our American partners are using these methods in order to achieve their own selfish gains and it is illegal to persecute people.