Burundi's push for independence was influenced to some extent by the instability and ethnic persecution that occurred in Rwanda.

Those eligible for asylum must be fleeing political, religious, racial, or ethnic persecution in their homeland.

Political and ethnic persecution is "something that happens somewhere out there, and you see it on television," said Father Ryscavage.

Asylum seekers flee their homelands due to political or ethnic persecution.

Millions of Vietnamese set sail in small boats fleeing ethnic and political persecution and economic misery.

The European Union wants, henceforth, to be on the side of liberty, democracy, human rights, the rule of law and an end to ethnic persecution.

Up to the present time Quechuas continue to be victims of political conflicts and ethnic persecution.

New restrictions also have hampered family reunification for immigrants with family members threatened by ethnic, political and religious persecution in Asia.

Morales is charged with the rape and murder of his mistress, and Hispanic people are up in arms over what they view as ethnic persecution.

Assyrians under Ottoman rule were looking for some kind of protection from religious and ethnic persecution.