They risked their lives and those of their families to flee hunger and persecution in the North.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

A member of Romania's ethnic German minority, Mueller knew persecution under the rule of the Ceausescu regime.

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

In comments introducing the annual report, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States will always stand against religious-based discrimination and persecution, but that it strongly disagrees with those who would combat such problems by curbing free speech.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

"And so,you have all the transgressions which are listed, not just in my report but in many other reports-et cetera persecution,clampdown, collective punishment,torture, arbitrary executions, public executions,et cetera despite various formal guarantees in the constitution and in criminal law."

VOA: standard.2009.10.22