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A '''prisoner of conscience''' is someone who is incarcerated because of a non-violent opinion that they expressed. Often confused with the term [[political prisoner]], they are not the same: an example would be [[Aung San Suu Kyi]]. | A '''prisoner of conscience''' is someone who is incarcerated because of a non-violent opinion that they expressed. Often confused with the term [[political prisoner]], they are not the same: an example would be [[Aung San Suu Kyi]]. | ||
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Revision as of 22:41, December 14, 2009
A prisoner of conscience is someone who is incarcerated because of a non-violent opinion that they expressed. Often confused with the term political prisoner, they are not the same: an example would be Aung San Suu Kyi.