prisoner
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"Political prisoner Emirlendris Benitez and five other women have been released," Foro Penal director Alfredo Romero said on X.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Aside from an unlucky draw, there is a short list of reasons a prisoner ends up here.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
In one, noting Kurtág’s affinity to Samuel Beckett, Pintscher led a transfixing performance of Morton Feldman’s “For Samuel Beckett” holding an audience prisoner for 50 minutes within a chord that won’t go away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
In a September 2024 motion, Murrill claimed that by vacating Brooks’ manslaughter conviction while he was a free man and not a prisoner, the court essentially pardoned him.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
He pondered in the darkness, incredulous that a supposedly revoked passport had turned him into a prisoner.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Before Friday's release, Foro Penal said more than 350 political prisoners remained behind bars.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The joint statement issued by both sides afterward did not address the issue of political prisoners.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
They are in a category of prisoners who until now would have had to serve at least two-thirds of their terms before being considered for release.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Venezuela freed dozens more political prisoners Friday, the government said, in a sign of progress in talks to reconcile the nation following Nicolas Maduro's ouster.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
If they were caught while in uniform, they would be treated as prisoners of war.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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