prisoner of conscience

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He was considered a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

"News of improvements in conditions is welcome, but does not change her status as a prisoner of conscience," said NUG spokesperson Kyaw Zaw.

From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2023

Amnesty International declared the 41-year-old to be a prisoner of conscience.

From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2023

China’s best-known prisoner of conscience, Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, was serving an 11-year sentence for “inciting subversion of state power” when he died of liver cancer in 2017.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Human rights groups called him a prisoner of conscience.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022