political prisoner

noun

: a person put in prison because of his or her political beliefs

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Kiss of the Spider Woman sees Luna, 45, take on the role of a political prisoner during Argentina's civil war in the 1980s, incarcerated alongside another man portrayed by Tonatiuh. —

Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025 Dedicated revolutionary and political prisoner, Valentin (Diego Luna), shares a cell with window dresser Molina (Tonatiuh) in 1980s Argentina. —

Ew Staff, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025 Gathering material from a wealth of life experiences, comic Jose Sarduy was born in Cuba and deported because of his father’s political prisoner status. —

Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025 In 2020, the former political prisoner and presidential candidate Leopoldo López landed in Madrid after staying for more than a year in the Spanish embassy. —

Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for political prisoner

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