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Her efforts led the US State Department to label al-Abbasi a political prisoner, held without just cause.
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Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Memorial, an international human rights organization, has categorized Novak as a political prisoner.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
The United States and European countries should fund human rights networks both inside and outside the country and should prepare for the possibility that Saied will cross certain redlines, such as executing a political prisoner or ordering the police to fire on protesters.
—Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
In 1966, Pilar Castillo works as a librarian while waiting for the release of her husband, who was unjustly made a political prisoner.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Memorial, an international human rights organization, has categorized Novak as a political prisoner.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
The United States and European countries should fund human rights networks both inside and outside the country and should prepare for the possibility that Saied will cross certain redlines, such as executing a political prisoner or ordering the police to fire on protesters.
—Sarah E. Yerkes, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
In 1966, Pilar Castillo works as a librarian while waiting for the release of her husband, who was unjustly made a political prisoner.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Political prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20prisoner. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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