political prisoner
Example Sentences
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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
She herself is the daughter of a former defense minister who died in prison in 2021, and the sister of another political prisoner held for "terrorism."
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
The announcement came hours after the release of Peruvian-American political prisoner Arturo Gallino Rullier, whom the Foro Penal group said was on his way to the United States.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
The latter of these books was written while Ngũgĩ was being held in a Nairobi jail as a political prisoner.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
Maybe Dad thought of himself as a political prisoner, but Mom thought he was being a selfish jerk.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
