Chronicles of Persecution
@PersecArchive
Documenting the stories of persecution, genocides, and massacres throughout human history. Chronicling the darkest moments to ensure they are never forgotten.
In the 1980s, the Chakma people of Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts faced horrific persecution. During government-backed resettlements of Bengali settlers, Chakma villages were attacked by military forces. In 1986, a brutal assault in Panchari saw homes burned, women raped,…
In December 2019, 27-year-old protester Pouya Bakhtiari's mother, Nahid Shirpisheh, faced unimaginable brutality after her son was killed by Iranian security forces during the protests against the regime. Nahid, who was openly grieving her son's loss, was arrested multiple times…
In September 2022, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman from the city of Saqqez, was arrested by Iran's "morality police" for allegedly violating the country's strict hijab laws. While in custody, Mahsa was brutally beaten, leaving her unconscious. After three days in a coma,…
On November 18-19, 2019, the city of Mahshahr in Iran witnessed one of the most horrifying massacres during the nationwide protests sparked by a sudden increase in fuel prices. Iranian security forces, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), trapped protesters in…
On October 30, 2016, a horrific wave of violence was unleashed upon the Hindu community in Nasirnagar, Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh, after a fabricated Facebook post accusing 15-year-old Rasraj Das of blasphemy against Islam surfaced. Despite Rasraj denying the accusations and…
In 1988, the Iranian regime carried out a brutal purge of political prisoners, targeting thousands of dissidents, mostly members of the MEK (People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran). Prisoners were systematically interrogated, and those who refused to denounce their affiliations…
On March 17, 2021, a Hindu village in Shalla Upazila, Sunamganj, Bangladesh, was brutally attacked by a mob of over 3,000 people. The violence erupted after a young Hindu man posted a comment on Facebook criticizing a local Islamic leader. In retaliation, the mob descended upon…
In October 2012, a mob of thousands attacked and destroyed nearly 50 Buddhist temples and homes in Ramu, a town in southeastern Bangladesh. The violence was sparked by a false rumor that a local Buddhist man had posted an offensive image of the Quran on Facebook. Despite the…
BANGLADESH: In 1980, during the Baghaichari massacre in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Dipa Chakma, a young woman from the indigenous Chakma community, witnessed her entire village being attacked by settlers. Homes were burned, and the villagers, including women and children, were…
In 2014, 17-year-old Farida Khalaf’s life was shattered when ISIS militants invaded her village in northern Iraq. After witnessing her father and brothers brutally executed, she was torn from her home and thrown into captivity with other Yazidi girls. Sold into slavery and…
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche was a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monk and activist who was horrifically persecuted by the Chinese government. He was arrested in 2002 on charges of "terrorism and inciting separatism," accusations many believed were fabricated due to his activism for…
Over the last decade, Balochistan has witnessed the horrifying "kill and dump" policy targeting students, activists, and dissidents. Pakistani security forces have been accused of abducting thousands of Baloch people, who often disappear without a trace. Families wait in agony,…
The Great Chinese Famine, which occurred from 1959 to 1961, stands as one of the most tragic examples of state-driven persecution through mismanagement and neglect. Under Mao Zedong’s leadership during the Great Leap Forward, the government implemented aggressive agricultural…
Denise Uwimana was nine months pregnant when the Rwandan Genocide began. On April 16, 1994, just ten days after the assassination of President Juvenal Habyarimana, which ignited the genocide, Uwimana found herself hiding under a bed, soaked in the blood of her murdered relatives.…
The Rwandan Genocide was a cataclysmic event that occurred in 1994, where an estimated 800,000 people, primarily from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred over the course of approximately 100 days. The genocide was rooted in ethnic tensions between the Hutu majority and the…
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