A Political Prisoner is…

October 29th, 2009

A political prisoner is a person who is detained against their will because of their political beliefs or because they hold some political significance to a ruling party. Political prisoners generally have committed no crime aside from espousing a belief different to that of the ruling class or one that the people in power see as threatening to their control over a country or region. Holding political prisoners is a violation of human rights.

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