political prisoner
Example Sentences
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In the past two weeks, her government has released dozens of political prisoners from among the hundreds behind bars.
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Machado, who is still touring the US capital, insisted Tuesday there could be no real change in Venezuela until all political prisoners are released.
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In Caracas, local human-rights organizations said Wednesday that just 100 political prisoners have been freed over the past week, far less than the figure provided by Rodríguez.
One encouraging sign is that several dozen political prisoners have been released in the past week.
"We must continue to stand together to fight this... I have no doubt in my mind we will overcome," he told a recent prayer meeting for political prisoners.
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