political prisoner
C3121
concept
A political prisoner is an individual detained or imprisoned primarily because of their political beliefs, activities, or opposition to the governing authority, rather than for a recognized criminal offense.
Aliases (1)
- former political prisoner ×1
Instances (8)
- Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega ("former political prisoner")
- Mahadev Desai
- Alexei Navalny
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn
- Cardinal József Mindszenty
- Min Ko Naing
- Oscar Neebe
- Richard Pickel