Political Detainee (Noun)
Meaning
Some held in custody.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- As a political detainee, he was subjected to physical and psychological torture during his three years in prison.
- Her husband, a well-known activist, was arrested and held as a political detainee without charges for over a year.
- The government claimed that the accused was a threat to national security, but many believed he was just a political detainee held for speaking out against corruption.
- Human rights organizations condemned the treatment of the opposition leader as a political detainee, citing allegations of mistreatment and unfair trial.
- In the authoritarian regime, hundreds of political detainees languished in prison without trial, their cases drawing international attention.