political prisoner

noun

1. someone imprisoned for holding, expressing, or acting in accord with particular political beliefs

Example Sentences

A European Parliament vote on Thursday called for the release of "all those detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression, including political prisoners and human rights defenders" in Tunisia.

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And she said Maduro's "criminal regime must be held accountable" for its "brutality," including holding thousands of "political prisoners" behind bars.

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The MP was born and raised in Mozambique, where her father was living in exile after spending a decade as a political prisoner in South Africa.

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As part of what the press dubbed the “Bodies for Butter” program, East German dictator Walter Ulbricht accepted bribes of food from Western governments in exchange for the release of political prisoners.

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Instead she was bussed over the border from Belarus into Lithuania with 51 other political prisoners.

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