Sentence examples for were persecuted by from inspiring English sources

The "Tolstoyans" themselves were persecuted by the Bolsheviks.

"First we were persecuted by Saddam Hussein, and now by the Americans".

He heard Christians complain that they were persecuted by the Islamic north.

Jews were persecuted by the Syrian-Greeks, whose military had occupied the temple.

His parents were active members of the German Communist Party and were persecuted by the Nazis.

Years ago, ospreys were persecuted by shooting, poisoning and egg-collecting.

They can rest easy without being persecuted by the police.

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

Are you ever afraid of being persecuted by Iranian fanatics?

Talking about how you're being persecuted by others, but you've always persecuted yourself.

IBM, Vodafone and many others have been persecuted by India's tax authorities.