persecute
US /ˈpɝː.sɪ.kjuːt/
UK /ˈpɝː.sɪ.kjuːt/
1.
hãm hại
to treat someone unfairly or cruelly over a long period of time because of their race, religion, or political beliefs, or to annoy someone by refusing to leave them alone:
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Religious minorities were persecuted and massacred during the ten-year regime.