political prisoner

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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

Rights NGO Foro Penal said it counted 90 political prisoner releases since January 8, while interim president Delcy Rodriguez reported that 406 people have been freed since December.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

He served as an economic policy adviser to State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar and was a political prisoner there, 2021-22.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

The MP was born and raised in Mozambique, where her father was living in exile after spending a decade as a political prisoner in South Africa.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

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