estaban perpetrando
-they/you were perpetrating
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perpetrar

Todo el mundo podía ver estas atrocidades que se estaban perpetrando delante de las ventanas de la recepción.
Everyone could see these atrocities, which were perpetrated in front of the ward windows.
Varias personas observaron que la inestabilidad actual había provocado graves violaciones de los derechos humanos y algunos hicieron alusión a las matanzas que se estaban perpetrando.
Several people remarked that the current instability had led to serious violations of human rights; some mentioned that massacres were taking place.
Tú sabes, y luego, por supuesto, no tenía a nadie con quien hablar, debido a que las personas que me estaban perpetrando, fueron a la policía.
Um, you know, and then of course, I didn't have anyone to go talk to, because the people that were perpetrating me were the police.
Según las fuerzas armadas pakistaníes, estos incidentes ocurrieron en el curso de operaciones llevadas a cabo contra insurgentes que actuaban en las zonas fronterizas y que estaban perpetrando ataques contra objetivos del Pakistán.
According to the Pakistani armed forces, these incidents occurred in the course of operations against insurgents who were active in the border areas and who were conducting attacks against targets in Pakistan.
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