Sentence examples for persecution of which from inspiring English sources

The letter, published by French daily newspaper Le Monde, said: "Only France is in a position today to offer me the necessary protection against, and exclusively against, the political persecution of which I am currently a target".

"Much of the worst persecution of which there is reliable testimony was that initiated by Diocletian in A.D. 303, which included ruthless executions, torture, deaths in the arena and condemnations to imprisonment or to work in the mines," says "History of the World: Prehistory to the Renaissance," edited by Esmond Wright.

In a letter published on Oct. 25 in several newspapers and on Web sites, she said that she and Mr. Andrade, having run afoul of "corrupt and powerful persons in Mexico," were merely "trying to save ourselves from the political and ideological persecution of which we are victims".

M. Politis, Minister for Foreign Affairs, today laid before the Chamber four new documents proving conclusively that the persecutions of which the Greeks at Aivali and in other parts of Asia Minor were the victims were carried out in accordance with a plan for the extermination of the Greek race in Turkey devised by the German General Staff, which aided and supervised its execution.

Because it is adapted to very low mortality and has correspondingly low reproductive rates, it is extremely vulnerable to human persecution, most of which stems from the fact that it is perceived as a threat by farmers due to alleged attacks on livestock.

Persecution of Baptists, which had been severe, was relaxed in 1905, and within the remaining disabilities a moderate growth occurred.

Decius provided the model for a more thorough persecution of Christians, which began in 303 under Diocletian's reign.

Iran has long been condemned for its ongoing persecution of journalists, which has been stepped up in recent months.

And the persecution of Cohn (which has an abiding stink of anti-Semitism) registers with the prickly, ambivalent impact that's required.

To destroy the Church's influence over the Mexican people, anti-clerical statutes were inserted into the Constitution, beginning a 10-year persecution of Catholics which resulted in the death of thousands, including several knights who were later canonized.

In July, a group of former Saddam followers released a statement denouncing the persecution of minorities, which served to distance the group from the Islamic State's tactics, analysts told Foreign Policy.