political prisoner

noun

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

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López is a renowned former political prisoner, while Toledo is one of the members of the opposition's delegation for talks with the government. —

Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 July 2024 Walz also called for the release of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, and, after Liu died a political prisoner in 2017, Walz cosponsored a resolution to honor Liu’s legacy. —

Chad De Guzman, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024 February 1986 Natan Sharansky was the first political prisoner released by then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Feb. 11, 1986. —

Peter Burke, Fox News, 1 Aug. 2024 Readers are also familiar with Bishop Rolando Álvarez, of Nicaragua: a former political prisoner, exiled to Vatican City last January. —

Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for political prisoner

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