<P> A martyr ( Greek : μάρτυς , mártys , `` witness '' ; stem μάρτυρ - , mártyr - ) 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 . Originally applied only to those who suffered for their religious beliefs , the term has come to be used in connection with people imprisoned or killed for espousing a political cause . </P>
<P> A martyr ( Greek : μάρτυς , mártys , `` witness '' ; stem μάρτυρ - , mártyr - ) 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 . Originally applied only to those who suffered for their religious beliefs , the term has come to be used in connection with people imprisoned or killed for espousing a political cause . </P>
when do we consider a person a martyr
when do we consider a person a martyr
imprisoned or killed for espousing a political cause
imprisoned or killed for espousing a political cause