She followed this advice by explaining some of the persecution her group has faced, telling me that their founder was "put in prison for 175 years for preaching the gospel but they called it child abuse".
Drawn together by their shared persecution, these groups used their time in exile to develop dialogue.
This was possible only because of the vast powers vested in the bureaucracy, judiciary, and security forces that facilitated the persecution of groups and individuals deemed threats to the integrity of the state.
This generally extends especially to religion and ethnicity: dictatorships do not appreciate deviation from ANY social norms, and history is full of tragic examples of persecution of groups of people based solely on these factors.
It may be that these findings (derived from research with trauma-exposed individuals) generalize to conflict and persecution-exposed groups (who are typically exposed to both trauma and loss), such that symptom profiles in these groups are characterized by high, moderate or no disturbance across both PTSD and PGD symptoms.
The fact is, in the world in which I work and am passionate about -- religious freedom for all people -- persecution of any group is persecution against all groups.
Ms. Tang, a member of Falun Gong, entered China in March to gather information on persecution of the group's members, according to the rights group, the Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy.
"We are glad Kim Kardashian is taking an interest in this issue, as we too are concerned about extremist groups' persecution of minorities," a spokesperson for the group told The Daily Beast.
About 50 members of the local Chaldean community held a vigil and protest outside the jail last week to draw attention to the plight of the asylum seekers, who fled their country out of fear of persecution by the radical group Islamic State.
In 1608 religious persecution induced a group of Lincolnshire Separatists to seek asylum in Holland.
