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Key Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested by heavily armed men on Sunday night, his supporters said, just hours after he had been released from a jail where he was held as a political prisoner.
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Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 9 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
Cuban opposition members would not favor a negotiation with Raúl Castro or another member of the Castro family, said Ferrer the former political prisoner.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
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Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 9 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
Cuban opposition members would not favor a negotiation with Raúl Castro or another member of the Castro family, said Ferrer the former political prisoner.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Political prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20prisoner. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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