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"Political prisoner" is an inherently vague term which is most commonly applied to people persecuted for their political beliefs or for their "threat" to the government. [ 1 ] Imprisonment for mere expression of political beliefs is rare in the modern United States, because free speech and free expression are well-established in law. [ 2 ]
Political prisoners are frequently arrested and tried with a veneer of legality where false criminal charges, manufactured evidence, and unfair trials (kangaroo courts, show trials) are used to disguise the fact that an individual is a political prisoner. [2] For example, AAPP states that "the motivation behind the arrest of every individual in ...
There have been several individuals throughout history who served as head of state or head of government (such as president, prime minister or monarch) of their nation states and later became prisoners. Any serving or former head who was placed under house arrest, overthrown in a coup or became a prisoner of war is also included.
Amnesty International prisoners of conscience held by the United States (6 P) Pages in category "Political prisoners in the United States" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro released five political prisoners Wednesday night, a few hours after the U.S. government announced it will partially lift sanctions on the country’s ...
Aung San Suu Kyi was an Amnesty International-recognized prisoner of conscience from 1989 to 1995, from 2000 to 2002, and from 2003 to 2010. [ 67 ] Main article: Political prisoners in Myanmar
The United States has secured the release of 135 political prisoners in Nicaragua on humanitarian grounds, the White House said on Thursday, adding that they will go to Guatemala before seeking to ...
The political crisis, the repression continues. You saw 320,000 people left the island just last year, and happy people don’t emigrate irregularly. So the situation is very fraught.