prisoner of conscience


prisoner of conscience

Someone imprisoned for their political or religious beliefs or other ideologies or actions associated therewith. Arrested for using social media to condemn the actions of the dictator, they are now prisoners of conscience.See also: conscience, of, prisoner

prisoner of conscience

a person detained or imprisoned because of their religious or political beliefs. This phrase is particularly associated with the campaigns of Amnesty International, a human-rights organization.See also: conscience, of, prisoner