His case attracted much international attention with Western countries condemning Afghanistan for persecuting a convert. English monarchs alternated between persecuting Catholics and persecuting Protestants. The Guise brothers set about persecuting the Protestants with zeal. He has been accused of relapsing from his Christian beliefs and persecuting Christians in England. This took the form of persecuting adherents to rival Christian beliefs and other religions. Ferdinand abolished the constitution and began systematically persecuting known revolutionaries. Because of the perceived atheistic nature of communism, some have accused communism of persecuting religion. He was adamant and cruel in opposing Muhammad, and very prominent in persecuting Muslims. The Tokugawa Shogunate was persecuting Christians by the time Ruiz had arrived in Japan. Governments regularly cited petty theft committed by Romani as justification for regulating and persecuting them. He repeatedly cautioned Polish authorities against persecuting Lithuanian and Ruthenian clergy. Kolchak pursued a policy of persecuting revolutionaries as well as Socialists of several factions. Old Tibet had a long history of persecuting non-Buddhist Christians. The Ostrogothic King Theodoric reacted by persecuting Catholics. Hazing incidents have nevertheless occurred since, but justice is becoming keener in persecuting perpetrators.