prisoner of conscience

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EtymologyEdit

Defined by Peter Benenson in his article "The Forgotten Prisoners" in 1961.

NounEdit

prisoner of conscience ‎(plural prisoner of consciences)

1. anyone imprisoned because of their race, religion, or political views

Related termsEdit

• political prisoner

TranslationsEdit

person

• Belarusian: вязень сумленьня m ‎(vjázjenʹ sumlénʹnja)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 良心犯 (zh) ‎(liángxīnfàn)

• Finnish: mielipidevanki
• French: prisonnier d'opinion m

• German: Gefangener aus Gewissensgründen m
• Japanese: 良心の囚人 ‎(りょうしんのしゅうじん, ryōshin no shūjin)
• Khmer: អ្នកទោសនយោបាយ ‎(neak tooh nəyyoubaay)
• Portuguese: prisioneiro de consciência m
• Russian: у́зник со́вести (ru) m ‎(úznik sóvesti)
• Scottish Gaelic: prìosanach cogais m
• Swedish: samvetsfånge c
• Ukrainian: в'язень сумління m ‎(v'jázenʹ sumlínnja)