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social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > offenders > prisoners > political prisoners
contexts > named groups > persons > prisoners > political prisoners
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > prisoners > political prisoners

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political prisoners  

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  • Political prisoners is a term used to refer to individuals who are imprisoned or otherwise held against their will because their ideas or public personae are considered by a government to present a threat to the nation or opposition to the current regime. Frequently, incarceration of political prisoners takes place with no recourse to legal or judicial processes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Political Prisoners]

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