The original Papal inquisition was set up to find heretics. The Spanish Inquisition was originally established to sniff out 'insincere converts' from Judaism, and later extended its scope to include 'insincere converts' from Islam. By about 1600 something like 20% of all those in trouble with the Spanish Inquisition were being 'investigated' for allegedly 'insulting the Inquisition', failing to respect the Inquisition and so on.
Judaism was persecuted by the Soviet Union. Jews have been persecuted almost constantly.
christians
Puritans were being persecuted by the Anglican Church and migrated to the New England. A special group of Puritans, known as Separatists, were the first to separate from the church and land in Plymouth Bay.
They were killed or banished. Puritans were not very nice.
It was an attempt by the Spanish Catholic Church to impose its doctrine on the population, partly as a result of Spain's long period of occupation by the Moors.
It was the Tutsis that were being persecuted, by the Hutus.
Judaism was persecuted by the Soviet Union. Jews have been persecuted almost constantly.
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Quakers
Nobody hahaha
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Japanese Americans
Kurds.
President Diem persecuted the Viet Cong.
stop people from converting from Catholicism