tahanan politik
someone imprisoned because they have opposed or criticized the government responsible for their imprisonment
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A political prisoner is someone locked up by their government specifically because they opposed or criticized it, rather than for committing a traditional crime. This matters because it reveals whether a government respects basic freedoms like speech and dissent, and whether its legal system is used fairly or as a tool to silence critics.
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- female form of label
- presa política
- Commons category
- Political prisoners
- male form of label
- preso político
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