Home›Subcategories›PersecutionSubcategoriesPersecution64 of 234 entries in Religious Events. Click any to see everything it connects to.Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Persecution." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/religiousevent/persecution.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Persecution. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/religiousevent/persecutionCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-persecution, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Persecution}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/subcategories/religiousevent/persecution}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThis group holds the campaigns of persecution against a religious community, among them the Babylonian exile, the Bar Kokhba revolt, the destruction of the Second Temple, the Diocletianic persecution, the 1492 expulsion of Jews from Spain, the Massacre of the Innocents and the Babi persecutions in Iran. It excludes single martyrdoms, filed under Martyrdom, and schisms that split a community from within.FactsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Events 1BrowseCompareSelect all 64The 1999 Ban and Crackdown on Falun GongPersecution7 linksThe Anti-Superstition Campaign of 1941Persecution7 linksThe Babi Persecutions in IranPersecution10 linksThe Babylonian ExilePersecution8 linksThe Bar Kokhba RevoltPersecution5 linksThe Cultural RevolutionPersecution13 linksThe Destruction of the Second TemplePersecution14 linksThe Diocletianic PersecutionPersecution8 linksThe European Witch TrialsPersecution18 linksThe Expulsion of the Jews from SpainPersecution8 linksThe Massacre of the InnocentsPersecution5 linksThe Roman InquisitionPersecution5 linksThe Spanish InquisitionPersecution5 linksWitchcraft Accusations TodayPersecution5 linksBhutan's Expulsion Of The Lhotshampa (1988 to 1993)Persecution2 linksEcuador's Alfaro-Era Anticlerical Campaign (1895 to 1911)Persecution2 linksGuatemala's 1871 Liberal Reform Against the Catholic ChurchPersecution2 linksPersecution of Christians in North KoreaPersecution2 linksSoviet Anti-Religious CampaignsPersecution4 linksState Atheism in AlbaniaPersecution6 linksThe 1066 Granada MassacrePersecution2 linksThe 1391 Massacres of Spain's Jewish CommunitiesPersecution1 linkThe 1948 Suppression of the Romanian Greek Catholic ChurchPersecution1 linkThe 1984 Anti-Sikh RiotsPersecution3 linksThe 2010 Lahore Ahmadi Mosque MassacrePersecution3 linksThe Armenian GenocidePersecution5 linksThe Assyrian Genocide (Sayfo, 1914 to 1924)Persecution2 linksThe Calles-Era Persecution of the Catholic Church in MexicoPersecution4 linksThe Campaign Against Tibetan Buddhism in ChinaPersecution2 linksThe Communist Liquidation of Religious Orders in Czechoslovakia (1950)Persecution3 linksThe Crackdown on House Churches in ChinaPersecution1 linkThe Dechristianization of France (1793 to 1794)Persecution2 linksThe Decian Persecution of Christians (250 to 251 CE)Persecution3 linksThe Dragonnades (1681 to 1685)Persecution2 linksThe Elizabethan Persecution of CatholicsPersecution3 linksThe Expulsion Of The Jesuits From The Spanish Empire (1767)Persecution3 linksThe Expulsion of the Moriscos from SpainPersecution3 linksThe Goa InquisitionPersecution5 linksThe Hamidian Massacres (1894 to 1897)Persecution2 linksThe Huichang Persecution of BuddhismPersecution4 linksThe Joseon Dynasty's Suppression of BuddhismPersecution2 linksThe Khmer Rouge Persecution of Cambodia's Cham MuslimsPersecution3 linksThe Kishinev PogromPersecution2 linksThe Marian PersecutionsPersecution2 linksThe Meiji Government's Suppression of Buddhism (Haibutsu Kishaku)Persecution3 linksThe Mexican InquisitionPersecution4 linksThe Neronian Persecution of Christians (64 CE)Persecution4 linksThe Ortega Era Persecution of the Catholic Church in NicaraguaPersecution1 linkThe Persecution of Ahmadis in PakistanPersecution3 linksThe Persecution of Beta Israel Under Ethiopia's Solomonic EmperorsPersecution3 linksThe Persecution of Christians in Nigeria's Middle BeltPersecution2 linksThe Pombaline Expulsion of the Jesuits from PortugalPersecution5 linksThe Portuguese InquisitionPersecution5 linksThe Post-1979 Persecution of Baha'is in IranPersecution3 linksThe Post-1994 Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses and Evangelical Christians in EritreaPersecution2 linksThe Red Terror Against The Catholic Church In Spain (1936 to 1939)Persecution2 linksThe Rhineland Massacres of 1096Persecution2 linksThe Rohingya GenocidePersecution3 linksThe Srebrenica GenocidePersecution3 linksThe Suppression of the Knights Templar (1307 to 1314)Persecution3 linksThe Uyghur Internment in XinjiangPersecution2 linksThe Valerian Persecution of Christians (257 to 260 CE)Persecution3 linksThe Wahhabi Demolition of Hejaz ShrinesPersecution4 linksThe Yazidi GenocidePersecution3 linksSources1. 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