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• Persecution — • The unlawful coercion of another s liberty or his unlawful punishment Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Persecution     Persecution      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Persecution of Hindus — refers to the religious persecution inflicted upon Hindus. Hindus have been historically persecuted during Islamic rule of the Indian subcontinent and during the Goa Inquisition. In modern times, Hindus in Kashmir, Pakistan and Bangladesh have… …   Wikipedia

• Persecution — is the systematic mistreatment of an individual/group by another group. The most common forms are religious persecution, ethnic persecution, and political persecution, though there is naturally some overlap between these terms. International… …   Wikipedia

• persecution — Active hostility to a group, other than military action, or mob violence against an individual (as Acts 7:57–8). The Jews suffered persecution when Antiochus Epiphanes (175–164 BCE) attempted to absorb them into his Hellenistic culture and… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Persecution of Muslims — refers to the religious persecution inflicted upon Muslims. Persecution may refer to beating, torture, confiscation or destruction of property. Persecution can extend beyond those who perceive themselves as Muslims to include those who are… …   Wikipedia

• Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust — Memorial to gay and lesbian victims of National Socialism in Cologne. Its inscription reads: Totgeschlagen – Totgeschwiegen (Struck Dead – Hushed Up). In the 1920s, homosexual people in Germany, particularly in Berlin, enjoyed a higher level of… …   Wikipedia

• Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire — Part of a series on Christianity   …   Wikipedia

• Persecution of Buddhists — Many Buddhists have experienced persecution from non Buddhists during the history of Buddhism. Persecution may refer to unwarranted arrest, imprisonment, beating, torture, or execution. It also may refer to the confiscation or destruction of… …   Wikipedia

• Persecution of Christians — This article is about acts committed against Christians because of their faith. For negative attitudes towards Christians, see Anti Christian sentiment. A Christian Dirce, by Henryk Siemiradzki. A Christian woman is martyred under Nero in this re …   Wikipedia

• Persecution of Falun Gong — Falun Gong was introduced to the general public by Li Hongzhi(李洪志) in Changchun, China, in 1992. For the next few years, Falun Gong was the fastest growing qigong practice in Chinese history and, by 1999, there were between 70 and 100 million… …   Wikipedia

• Persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire — In its first three centuries, the Christian church endured periods of persecution at the hands of Roman authorities. Christians were persecuted by local authorities on an intermittent and ad hoc basis. In addition, there were several periods of… …   Wikipedia