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Political prisoners by country (33 C) C. People detained under Defence of Canada Regulations (1 C, 9 P) P. Political imprisonment in Belarus (1 C, 1 P)
In reality, it was the authorities' brutal crackdown on protesters after the 2020 presidential election that led to Alexander Lukashenko's staunchest opponents either being jailed or driven into ...
"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]
Human rights abuses in Chile under Augusto Pinochet were the crimes against humanity, persecution of opponents, political repression, and state terrorism committed by the Chilean Armed Forces, members of Carabineros de Chile and civil repressive agents members of a secret police, during the military dictatorship of Chile under General Augusto ...
The arrest warrant against Edmundo González, the recognized winner of the contested Venezuelan election, only fuels the opposition's resolve against the regime.
Illegally entering a country [21] Marc Ravalomanana Madagascar: President of Madagascar (2005–2009) 2010: Murder [22] Mamadou Tandja Niger: President of Niger (1999–2010) 2010: Overthrown [23] Eugene Koffi Adoboli Togo: Prime Minister of Togo (1999–2000) 2011: Corruption [24] Abuzed Omar Dorda Libya: Prime Minister of Libya (1990–1994) 2011
Kaine urged supporters to "do their best" to elect Clinton the nation's first female president, while Clinton focused on the short-comings of her rival, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
The concept of a political prisoner, like many concepts in social sciences, sports numerous definitions, and is undefined in international law and human right treaties. [2] [1] Helen Taylor Greene and Shaun L. Gabbidon in 2009 that "standard legal definitions have remained elusive", but at the same time, observing that there is a general consensus that "individuals have been sanctioned by ...