prisoner of conscience
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Considered a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, Rivera was barred from seeing his family and denied the right to a defense during his detention.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Amnesty International has declared Skochilenko "a prisoner of conscience" - someone who is imprisoned solely because of who they are or what they believe.
From Reuters ● Nov. 13, 2023
Mr. Navalny is a prisoner of conscience, of courage and of significance to the future of Russia.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2023
Amnesty International declared the 41-year-old to be a prisoner of conscience.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
China’s best-known prisoner of conscience, Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, was serving an 11-year sentence for “inciting subversion of state power” when he died of liver cancer in 2017.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
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