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List of Amnesty International-designated prisoners of conscience

List of Amnesty International-designated prisoners of conscience

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Below is an incomplete list of individuals that Amnesty International has considered to be prisoners of conscience, organized by country.

Main articles: Prisoner of conscience and Political prisoner

Australia

Azerbaijan

Main article: Political prisoners in Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Main article: Political prisoners in Bahrain

Bangladesh

Belarus

Main article: Political prisoners in Belarus

China

Main article: Political prisoners in China

Eritrea

Main article: Human rights in Eritrea

Ethiopia

Main article: Human rights in Ethiopia

Great Britain

Guatemala

Main article: Human rights in Guatemala

Hong Kong

Main article: Human rights in Hong Kong

India

Main article: Human rights in India

Israel

Main article: Political prisoners in Israel

Iran

Main article: Political freedom in Iran

Kuwait

Main article: Human rights in Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Main article: Human rights in Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia

Main article: Political freedoms in Malaysia

Mauritania

Main article: Arbitrary detention in Mauritania

Mexico

Morocco

Main article: Political persecution in Morocco

Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi was an Amnesty International-recognized prisoner of conscience from 1989 to 1995, from 2000 to 2002, and from 2003 to 2010.[67]
Main article: Political prisoners in Myanmar

Nigeria

Main article: Human rights in Nigeria


North Korea

Main article: Political prisoners in North Korea

Pakistan

Main article: Political Freedom in Pakistan

Philippines

Russia

Main article: Political prisoners in Russia
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Saudi Arabia

Main article: Political prisoners in Saudi Arabia

Sudan

Main article: Prisoner abuse in Sudan

Syria

Main article: Political prisoners in Syria

Thailand

Main article: Forced disappearances in Thailand

Tunisia

Main article: Basic rights in Tunisia

Turkey

Ukraine

United States

Main article: Political prisoners in the United States

United Arab Emirates

Main article: Prisons in the United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Main article: Human rights in Uzbekistan

Venezuela

Main article: Political prisoners in Venezuela

Vietnam

Main article: Current human-rights related dissidents in Vietnam

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