Sentence examples for persecution from inspiring English sources

Britain should be proud of our long history of helping those fleeing persecution.

In a clear signal the Rudd government is preparing for a crackdown on people smugglers ahead of the federal election, Carr said his department was preparing "up to date" information for the immigration tribunals about the political situation in the countries from which refugee applicants come, so they did not approve those who had no genuine fear of persecution.

Tony Bunyan, director of Statewatch, which documents European justice and home affairs policies, added: "The government's justification for not participating in Triton is cynical and an abdication of responsibility by saying that not helping to rescue people fleeing from war, persecution and poverty who are likely to perish is an acceptable way to discourage immigration".

Chief among these were the figure of 4 million deaths at Auschwitz (based on contemporary Soviet estimates, but later revised to 1.1m) and the failure to establish that Jews were the central target of Nazi persecution.

The hen harrier, threatened by persecution from the landowning classes, has emerged as a symbol of the downtrodden and therefore the most 'Guardian' candidate (editorial endorsement pending).

He claimed to be a refugee fleeing persecution in Iran; it now seems likely he fled after embezzling money.

This is a strictly unilateral assault, a grand act of persecution.

"I think that the blame is with the state because they are supporting the extremists and the exercises of religious persecution of Christians in Sudan," Ibrahim said.