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But critics say the Vogue coverage fails to highlight some Saudi women whose activism helped draw international attention to the issue, and who now face persecution. — Megan Specia, New York Times, "Vogue Arabia Puts Princess in Driver’s Seat, With Not a Word About Jailed Activists," 31 May 2018 Some of the migrants are transgender people who faced persecution in Honduras. — Holly Yan, CNN, "These are the horrid conditions caravan migrants are fleeing," 30 Apr. 2018 Immigration judges must be shown evidence that asylum seekers would face government persecution in their home country because of race, religion, nationality, political opinions or their membership in a social group. — Rick Montgomery, kansascity, "She fled war-torn El Salvador and now fears being forced to return, to possible death," 24 Jan. 2018 But despite the roundups of Jews and the anti-Semitic persecutions throughout France, the newlyweds remained, departing instead for the south and settling in Cannes. — James Mcauley, Town & Country, "The Tragic, Fascinating History of Santo Sospir," 13 Aug. 2018 The move comes as thousands of migrants from Central America are currently walking together toward the U.S.-Mexico border, many fleeing persecution, poverty, and violence in their home countries. — Christianna Silva, Teen Vogue, "The Trump Administration Is Accused of Sending Troops to the Border as a Publicity Stunt," 20 Nov. 2018 That campaign helped fuel violent persecution that led to thousands of Rohingya deaths. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Sorry Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook isn’t a “positive force”," 21 Nov. 2018 Once vibrant minority groups that numbered in the hundreds of thousands across Afghanistan, Hindus and Sikhs have suffered targeted persecution on top of the widespread war that ravaged Afghanistan. — New York Times, "Sikhs and Hindus Bear Brunt of Latest Afghanistan Suicide Attack," 1 July 2018 Not all migrants are considered refugees: Those escaping war or persecution are protected under the 1951 UN Refugee Convention and can’t be turned away. — Fortune, "Why European Tension Is Rising Over Migrants (Again)," 23 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'persecution.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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