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A political prisoner is someone held in prison or otherwise detained, perhaps under house arrest, because their ideas or image are deemed by a government to either challenge or threaten the authority of the state.
In many cases, political prisoners are imprisoned with no legal veneer directly through extrajudical processes.
However, it also happens that political prisoners are arrested and tried with a veneer of legality, where false criminal charges, manufactured evidence, and unfair trials are used to disguise the fact that an individual is a political prisoner. This is common in situations which may otherwise be decried nationally and internationally as a human rights violation and supression of a political dissident. A political prisoner can also be someone that has been denied bail unfairly, denied parole when it would reasonably have been given to a prisoner charged with a comparable crime, or special powers may be invoked by the judiciary. Particularly in this latter situation, whether an individual is regarded as a political prisoner may depend upon subjective political perspective or interpretation of the evidence.
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And this means, follow the royal logic : the alleviation of the Act Lese Majesty and freedom for all political prisoners in Thailand. Now!
sssamui (kar lan) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:05:19 -0000
And this means, follow the royal logic : the alleviation of the Act Lese Majesty and freedom for all political prisoners in Thailand. Now!
RT @Maryam_Rajavi: High time 2 send #Iran rgm human rights violations file, ie: massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988, to UN Se ...
hanifemamiashra (hanif emami) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:33:08 -0000
RT @Maryam_Rajavi: High time 2 send #Iran rgm human rights violations file, ie: massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988, to UN Se ...
RT @Maryam_Rajavi: High time 2 send #Iran rgm human rights violations file, ie: massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988, to UN Se ...
sarashahabi (sara shahabi) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:13:47 -0000
RT @Maryam_Rajavi: High time 2 send #Iran rgm human rights violations file, ie: massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988, to UN Se ...
RT @Maryam_Rajavi: High time 2 send #Iran rgm human rights violations file, ie: massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988, to UN Se ...
arashsafa (arash safa) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:03:55 -0000
RT @Maryam_Rajavi: High time 2 send #Iran rgm human rights violations file, ie: massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988, to UN Se ...
Free all political prisoners! Stop stoning! Stop executions! Free press! Democracy! Freedom of religion!:all main goals of SOG #iranelection
o_lucky_me (Tom_N) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:03:06 -0000
Free all political prisoners! Stop stoning! Stop executions! Free press! Democracy! Freedom of religion!:all main goals of SOG #iranelection
Montazeri was a political prisoner in both regimes. We demand 2 free all political prisoners #iranelection RT @Sedaye1357
iranangel (neda angelofiran) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:09:59 -0000
Montazeri was a political prisoner in both regimes. We demand 2 free all political prisoners #iranelection RT @Sedaye1357
A State of Denial - The story of Canadian Bill Sampson who is awaiting execution inside a Saudi jail cell. It is believed that he was tortured into signing a false confession of guilt. Includes a rare look inside a Saudi jail cell.
Meta Description: [ the fifth estate explores the case of Bill Sampson, a Canadian being held in a Saudi jail accused to setting off a car bomb. ]
Boycott Brazil - Background information and current status of John Gregory Lambros illegal extradition and imprisonment in Leavenworth, Kansas federal prison.
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Documents Concerning Political Prisoners in Laos - Press releases and other documents concerning political prisoners in Laos, including 2 journalists.
Meta Description: [ Hmong-Lao Human Rights. Documents concerning political prisoners in Laos and forced repatriation of political refugees from Thailand to Laos. ]
Free Arzhang Davoudi - A 46 year old political activist who was arrested after having an interview in Iran with Jane Kokan, a Canadian reporter who reported and filmed the documentary Forbidden Iran
Meta Description: [ Free Arzhang Davoudi Petition, hosted at PetitionOnline.com ]
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Free Payman Piran - Online petetion for Peyman Piran, a Kurdish student who on March 7, 2004 was arrested by the Revolutionary Courts of Tehran and transferred to Branch 6 of Qasr prison, a branch known for holding criminals and convicts.
Meta Description: [ Free Peyman Piran Petition, hosted at PetitionOnline.com ]
Freedom Now - An all-volunteer, non-profit organization to facilitate representation for arbitrarily detained individuals who have neither used nor advocated violence.
Meta Description: [ Our mission is to free prisoners of conscience through
focused legal, political and public relations advocacy efforts ]
FreeLou - United States citizen was tortured and sentenced to two years in jail by a Qatari court under the influence of its ruler. Lou's family and friends are seeking to free him and return him home.
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Mexico: Bacilio Is Detained - Just months after speaking up on human rights and free speech issues in Mexico, Dr. Bacilio Gomez was arrested by Mexican authorities.
Rafael Marques Jailed in Angola - Professional reviews and comments about the case/ background of this jailed journalist in the Republic of Angola.
Report Criticizing Detention Practice - Human rights groups question the continuing imprisonment of those who sought political asylum here.
Solidarity Group Political Prisoners - Links to several issues including the jailing of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Kurds, and German leftist press.
The Free Iranian Freedom Fighters' Petition - An online petition to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to free four democracy advocates.
Meta Description: [ Free Iranian Freedom Fighters: Amir Abbas Fakhravar, Dr. Farzad Hamidi Petition, hosted at PetitionOnline.com ]
Together Against Torture - Site attempting to save Zeynep Avci, a Kurdish woman tortured in Turkey.
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