Political Prisoners
There is no standardized definition to describe a political prisoners. Here are two good definitions:
Political Prisoner- A man or woman who is imprisoned, either awaiting trail, serving a sentence or in any other status, who is incarcerated by reason of acts, associations or beliefs in favor of self-determination for racially, sexually and nationally oppressed peoples, against United States foreign and military policy, or domestic policy of the United States or its corporations which contribute to the impoverishment, suffering and repression of poor and working people and racially and nationally oppressed peoples.
The term political prisoner is not limited to those who are incarcerated merely for holding beliefs or having political affiliations. It encompasses those who have taken actions, either symbolic or tactical, which violate laws of the United States in pursuit of their political goals. The term political prisoner is used generically to include those who describe themselves as Prisoners of War and demand treatment under the Geneva Convention Protocols I and II.
Political Prisoner- A term describing anyone who is incarcerated by reason of his or her committment to struggle against injustices committed against the people by the United States, including racism, inequitable distribution of wealth and failure to provide a descent standard of living for all of its children, the genocide of indigenous peoples and cultures, colonialism, nuclear militarism, and support for anti-democratic and repressive regimes across the world.
Political Prisoner- A man or woman who is imprisoned, either awaiting trail, serving a sentence or in any other status, who is incarcerated by reason of acts, associations or beliefs in favor of self-determination for racially, sexually and nationally oppressed peoples, against United States foreign and military policy, or domestic policy of the United States or its corporations which contribute to the impoverishment, suffering and repression of poor and working people and racially and nationally oppressed peoples.
The term political prisoner is not limited to those who are incarcerated merely for holding beliefs or having political affiliations. It encompasses those who have taken actions, either symbolic or tactical, which violate laws of the United States in pursuit of their political goals. The term political prisoner is used generically to include those who describe themselves as Prisoners of War and demand treatment under the Geneva Convention Protocols I and II.
Political Prisoner- A term describing anyone who is incarcerated by reason of his or her committment to struggle against injustices committed against the people by the United States, including racism, inequitable distribution of wealth and failure to provide a descent standard of living for all of its children, the genocide of indigenous peoples and cultures, colonialism, nuclear militarism, and support for anti-democratic and repressive regimes across the world.
Documents
![Petition for the Return of Silvia Baraldini](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: Committee for the Immediate Release of Silvia BaraldiniFormat: MonographCollection: Silvia Baraldini
![The Campaign to Transfer Silvia Baraldini](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Version 1
![The Campaign to Transfer Silvia Baraldini](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Version 2
![Letter to President Piero Calla](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: U.S. Department of JusticeDate: 12/19/1990Volume Number: 19-DecFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Silvia Baraldini
US denial of transfer of Silvia Baraldini to Italy, to serve the remainder of her sentence for involvement in the Brinks Robbery
!["The Campaign we Waged Saved my Life" Update on Political Prisoner Dr. Alan Berkman](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
![Dr. Alan Berkman: Fighting for His Life](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
![Political Prisoner Fights Cancer, Fights for Parole](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Publisher: Emergency Committee for Political Prisoners RightsFormat: MonographCollection: Dr. Alan Berkman
![Letter from Alan Berkman](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
![Is the Bureau of Prisons trying to Kill Political Prisoner Dr. Alan Berkman? You be the Judge…](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)