prisoner
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After my release in a prisoner swap a month later, in August 2024, several Kremlin officials passed word to me through mutual contacts that they had worried about me while I was in prison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
After 16 months in prison—and a global campaign for his release—Evan was finally freed in August 2024, in the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"We have to emphasise that the governor was right in his initial decision to refuse the prisoner to be good to go on temporary release."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He was released in 2023 as part of a negotiated prisoner exchange with Venezuela under then-president Joe Biden.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The girls twined around her; their long arms held her prisoner.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
The most recent tally from NGO Foro Penal, which defends political prisoners, said there were 344 such prisoners in the country as of September 18.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Through leaked Russian databases, Grozev found that Piunov was working for the FSB and determined that he was involved in the work of recruiting prisoners for the Wagner paramilitary group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
As the Russians approached, the prisoners were marched to a new location, approximately 1,000 miles away, during which many of them died.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Kyiv has said it will honour international human rights obligations which prevent the forced repatriation of prisoners of war.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The prisoners jumped out of bed and cheered.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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