political prisoner
Example Sentences
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“For now, they’re not going to get out,” said Carlos David Guillén, a former political prisoner and ex-serviceman who has debriefed American officials on the officers jailed in Venezuela.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Washington, once an adversary, now describes a "wonderful" relationship, citing some political prisoner releases and new oil and mining deals.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Playing a hard-line political prisoner in 1983 Argentina, his Valentin starts the film rejecting everything it stands for: romance, fantasy, overwhelming emotions.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
The announcement came hours after the release of Peruvian-American political prisoner Arturo Gallino Rullier, whom the Foro Penal group said was on his way to the United States.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
This is a journal entry oj what occurred at La 40 on Monday, April 11th, 1960, to me, a female political prisoner.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
