political prisoner

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One Tehran-based civil-society activist and former political prisoner said Iranians were truly hopeful two weeks ago as the war began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 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

Rights NGO Foro Penal said it counted 90 political prisoner releases since January 8, while interim president Delcy Rodriguez reported that 406 people have been freed since December.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

Mr Abdel Fattah, 43, was Egypt's best known political prisoner until seven weeks ago, when he was released from jail after being granted a pardon by President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

It normally took years for a political prisoner to raise his status from D to C. We disdained the classification system.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela