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Those concerns were heightened after Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa, who had spent eight months as a political prisoner, was re-arrested earlier this month, just hours after being released.
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Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
They were shared on social media by the former political prisoner and prominent opposition figure Jose Daniel Ferrer, who was released and sent into exile in Miami last year.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The film, which looks at a former political prisoner who considers violent revenge against his prison torturer, was co-written by Panahi, Mahmoudian, Nader Saeiver and Shadhmer Rastin.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Even when a political prisoner is released, their liberty remains conditional.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
They were shared on social media by the former political prisoner and prominent opposition figure Jose Daniel Ferrer, who was released and sent into exile in Miami last year.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
The film, which looks at a former political prisoner who considers violent revenge against his prison torturer, was co-written by Panahi, Mahmoudian, Nader Saeiver and Shadhmer Rastin.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
Even when a political prisoner is released, their liberty remains conditional.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Political prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20prisoner. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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