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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)
Countries Official position Later imprisonment Reason Muhammad VIII al-Amin Tunisia: Bey of Tunis (1943–1956) & King of Tunisia (1956–1957) 1957: Overthrown [1] Patrice Lumumba Democratic Republic of the Congo: Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (1960) 1961: Overthrown (Executed by firing squad) [2] Ahmed Ben Bella Algeria
A divisive former prime minister of Thailand made a dramatic return home Tuesday to face an eight-year prison term, just as a party linked to him won a vote in Parliament to lead the government ...
Tunisia's election on Sunday pits President Kais Saied, who rights groups say has removed most democratic checks on his power, against a candidate who was suddenly jailed last month and another ...
Category: Political prisoners by country. 11 languages. ... Political prisoners in the United States (1 C, 15 P) V. Political prisoners in Venezuela (5 C, 1 P)
Brazil's current leader, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, served more than one year in prison after he was sentenced for graft following his first 2003-2010 stint as president.
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 ...
The arrest warrant against Edmundo González, the recognized winner of the contested Venezuelan election, only fuels the opposition's resolve against the regime.