political prisoner
Example Sentences
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His father, a restaurateur, spent years as a political prisoner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Washington, once an adversary, now describes a "wonderful" relationship, citing some political prisoner releases and new oil and mining deals.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
One Tehran-based civil-society activist and former political prisoner said Iranians were truly hopeful two weeks ago as the war began.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
Playing a hard-line political prisoner in 1983 Argentina, his Valentin starts the film rejecting everything it stands for: romance, fantasy, overwhelming emotions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Powers's new prison cell, which he shared with a political prisoner from Latvia, was even smaller than his previous one.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
