prisoner
Example Sentences
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The government first announced days after Maduro's capture, on 8 January, that "a significant number" of prisoners would be freed as a goodwill gesture.
From BBC
The military prison, one of Syria's largest and which also held political prisoners, remains an open wound for thousands of families still looking for traces of their loved ones.
From Barron's
Venezuela's National Assembly unanimously adopted the law Thursday, providing hope that hundreds of political prisoners behind bars may be soon released.
From Barron's
Groups advocating for those held in Venezuelan jails say that some 400 of the roughly 900 to 1,1000 people deemed to be political prisoners have been released in recent weeks.
The U.S. military moved some 5,700 Islamic State-affiliated prisoners from detention at a network of camps in Syria to Iraq after the government takeover of the northeast in January.
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