A 46 year old political activist who was arrested after having an interview in Iran with Jane Kokan, a Canadian reporter who reported and filmed the documentary "Forbidden Iran".
Online petition for Peyman Piran, a Kurdish student who on March 7, 2004 was arrested by the Revolutionary Courts of Tehran and transferred to Branch 6 of Qasr prison, a branch known for holding criminals and convicts.
An all-volunteer, non-profit organization to facilitate representation for arbitrarily detained individuals who have neither used nor advocated violence.
The story of Canadian Bill Sampson who is awaiting execution inside a Saudi jail cell. It is believed that he was tortured into signing a false confession of guilt. Includes a rare look inside a Saudi jail cell.
1 "Political" prisoner. 2 Variants. 3 Examples of individuals believed (or ... However, political prisoners are arrested and tried with a veneer of legality ...
political prisoner n. A person who has been imprisoned for holding or advocating dissenting political ... (or claiming) to be political prisoners. 3.1 Cuba ...
Political Prisoners and the Establishment of Nazi Concentration Camps ... Living Histories - Vera Laska, Political Prisoner (USC Shoah Foundation Institute) ...
Alphabetized listing of political prisoners and prisoners of war in the US, with addresses. ... For other PP/POW-related resources, go to our political prisoner page. ...
The struggle to free death-row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is heating up ... Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal will be 55 on April 24. His family, friends ...