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persecution; oppression
宗教的迫害を逃れて新大陸に渡った。
They fled to the New World to escape religious persecution.
少数民族への迫害は人権侵害である。
Persecution of minorities is a human rights violation.
歴史上多くの人々が迫害に苦しんできた。
Many people throughout history have suffered persecution.