political prisoner

noun

: a person put in prison because of his or her political beliefs

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An adaptation of the the Broadway show, director Bill Condon's musical drama stars Tonatiuh as a gay window dresser named Luis who shares a cell with political prisoner Valentin (Diego Luna). Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 The original musical follows a gay window dresser, Luis Molina, who shares a prison cell in Argentina with Marxist political prisoner Valentin Arregui. Samantha Allen, Them., 2 Sep. 2025 In 1989, for the first time, colored ID cards were issued to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that indicated whether the bearer was a former political prisoner or considered politically active. Literary Hub august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025 The drama is based on the novella by Soviet scientist and political prisoner Georgy Demidov and stars Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Alexander Filippenko, Anatoli Beliy, Andris Keišs and Vytautas Kaniušonis. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for political prisoner

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“Political prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20prisoner. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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