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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| political prisoner canonical | 68 |
| former political prisoner | 8 |
| political prisoners | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: political prisoner
Generated description
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.
Instances (77)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
The Soledad Brothers
surface form:
Soledad Brothers
|
political prisoners |
| Russell Shoatz | — |
|
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński
surface form:
Stefan Wyszyński
|
— |
| Ericka Huggins | former political prisoner |
| Min Ko Naing | — |
|
Eritrean writer Dawit Isaak
surface form:
Dawit Isaak
|
— |
| Fernando de Araújo | — |
| Zarganar | — |
| Oleg Sentsov | former political prisoner |
| Strini Moodley | — |
| Saths Cooper | — |
| Luise Kautsky | — |
| Viacheslav Chornovil | — |
| Ramón Labañino | — |
| René González Sehwerert | — |
| Oscar Neebe | — |
| Win Htein | — |
|
Azimjan
surface form:
Azimjan Askarov
|
— |
| Ko Ko Gyi | — |
| Ilie Pintilie | — |
| Sundiata Acoli | — |
| Sekou Odinga | former political prisoner |
| Dhoruba bin-Wahad | former political prisoner |
| Pramoedya Ananta Toer | — |
| Chow Hang-tung | — |
| Jamil Al-Amin | — |
| Richard Pickel | — |