A political prisoner is someone imprisoned because they have opposed or criticized the government responsible for their imprisonment.
Quotes
- There can be no political prisoners in a democracy, nor detention without trial in a state of law.
- Gideon Levy, In a Democracy, Palestinian Lawmaker Khalida Jarrar Would Be Free (June 21, 2018), Haaretz.
- Political prisoners, detention without trial and unlimited imprisonment define tyranny.
- Gideon Levy, In a Democracy, Palestinian Lawmaker Khalida Jarrar Would Be Free (June 21, 2018), Haaretz.
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