Collocations for persecution - noun
ADJ.
systematic | political, religious
VERB + PERSECUTION
be subject/subjected to, face, suffer (from)
Some students returning to the country may face political persecution.
Some students returning to the country may face political persecution.
escape from, flee from | fear
PERSECUTION + NOUN
complex
She started to have a persecution complex when she couldn''t get a job.
She started to have a persecution complex when she couldn''t get a job.
PHRASES
delusions/feelings of persecution, (a) fear of persecution, a victim of persecution