Sentence examples for were being persecuted from inspiring English sources

Immigration experts told the BBC they could now claim they were being persecuted in their home country, or there was a "fear of persecution" for bringing Libya into disrepute as a result of their criminal convictions in the UK.

"Muslims were being persecuted and he wanted to do something.

We'd had people who were being persecuted staying with us.

In 2013, an MP said students were being persecuted for protesting and criticised heavy-handed policing.

"They were like religious refugees, because the Puritans were being persecuted".

But unlike other writers who were being persecuted at the time, Pilnyak declared himself ready to compromise.

"We are being persecuted".

"Instead, I'm being persecuted for it".

She felt she was being persecuted.

Austrians feel they are being persecuted.

He said he was being persecuted by his successor, President Ma Ying-jeou.