Translation

迫害 / 弾圧 / 執拗ないじめ

Meaning

Persecution is cruel or unfair treatment of a person or group because of identity, religion, politics, race, or beliefs. It is a serious word for targeted mistreatment, not ordinary criticism. Do not confuse it with prosecution, which is legal action in court.

Examples

• その少数派は何年も迫害を受けてきました。
  The minority group has faced persecution for years.
• 彼女は宗教的迫害から逃れるために国を出ました。
  She left the country to escape religious persecution.