persecution of jehovah's witnesses
The persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses refers to the systematic mistreatment and discrimination against this religious group, often resulting in harassment, imprisonment, physical violence, or even death, due to their beliefs and practices, usually by authoritarian governments or hostile communities.
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Related Concepts (20)
- conscientious objection
- consequences of persecution
- cults and sects
- deprivation of civil rights
- discrimination
- freedom of religion
- government control over religious groups
- human rights violations
- impartial justice
- jehovah's witnesses' beliefs and practices
- jehovah's witnesses' history and origins
- legal battles
- marginalized communities
- martyrdom
- religious extremism
- religious intolerance
- religious liberty
- religious minorities
- religious persecution
- separation of church and state
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