
lists of martyrs

this page is an index of lists of people considered martyrs. a martyr is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, refusing to renounce, or refusing to advocate a belief or cause as demanded by an external party. this refusal to comply with the presented demands results in the punishment or execution of the martyr by the oppressor.
this list is sorted at the top level by religious or political affiliation of the martyrs on each list, and then by the country or location of martyrdom.

