religious persecution
Religious persecution refers to the mistreatment, discrimination, or oppression of individuals or groups based on their religious beliefs, often resulting in harm, restrictions, or denial of their basic rights and freedoms, due to their religious affiliation or practices.
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Related Concepts (42)
- anti-semitic pogroms
- anti-semitism
- auto-da-fé
- blasphemy laws
- burning at the stake
- christian martyrdom in ancient rome
- christian persecution
- conversion coercion
- conversos
- crusades
- cultural revolution
- deicide accusations
- ethnic cleansing
- faith-based violence
- forced conversions
- forced religious conversions
- genocide
- heresy
- heresy hunting
- heresy trials
- holocaust
- inequality in religious rights
- inquisition
- islamophobia
- martyrdom
- persecution of baha'is
- persecution of jehovah's witnesses
- persecution of religious minorities
- religious bias
- religious discrimination
- religious freedom violations
- religious genocide
- religious intolerance
- religious restrictions and regulations
- religious riots
- religious tension
- sectarian violence
- state atheism
- suppression of heretical beliefs
- torquemada
- witch trials
- witch-hunts
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- persecution
- persecution of christians
- persecution of religious dissenters
- political persecution
- religious freedom
- religious intolerance and discrimination
- religious martyrdom
- religious offense
- religious persecution and prejudice
- religious persecution in history
- religious prejudice
- religious suppression
- religious toleration
- religious warfare
- religious wars