Political Prisoners

Political prisoners is a term used to refer to individuals who are imprisoned or otherwise held against their will because their ideas or public personae are considered by a government to present a threat to the nation or opposition to the current regime. Frequently, incarceration of political prisoners takes place with no recourse to legal or judicial processes. At other times, a legal system may be used to arrest and try political prisoners by implementing false criminal charges and evidence to cover up the politically motivated nature of the imprisonment. This can be achieved through the use of a kangaroo court, where a mock trial is conducted for the sake of appearances, but the outcome has already been determined. This approach may be used to ...