prisoner of conscience

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He was considered a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Amnesty International has declared Skochilenko "a prisoner of conscience" - someone who is imprisoned solely because of who they are or what they believe.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023

Mr. Navalny is a prisoner of conscience, of courage and of significance to the future of Russia.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 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