Political prisoner: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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===United States===

{{see|Extrajudicial prisoners of the United States|Human rights in the United States}}

*[[Mumia Abu Jamal]]{{ndash}}an [[African American]] radical, Mumia Abu Jamal maintains his innocence; Mumia Abu Jamal and his supporters claim he is a political prisoner.<ref>See ages given in: {{cite web | last=Vann | first=Bill | title=Tens of thousands rally in Philadelphia for political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal | work=World Socialist Web Site news | publisher=[[International Committee of the Fourth International]] | date=April 27, 1999 | url=http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/apr1999/maj-a27.shtml | accessdate=2008-01-22}} and {{cite web | last=Erard | first=Michael | title=A Radical in the Family | publisher=[[The Texas Observer]] | date=July 4, 2003 | url=http://www.michaelerard.com/fulltext/2006/08/a_radical_in_the_family_texas.html | accessdate=2008-01-22}}</ref>

*[[The Cuban Five]]{{ndash}}five [[Cubans]] convicted of espionage, a verdict widely disputed by many [[left-wing]] activists. 110 [[Members of Parliament]] wrote an open letter to the US Attorney General in support of the Five. <ref>[http://www.cubaminrex.cu/english/five%20of%20Portal/2006/Nobel%20prize%20winner.htm Nobel prize winner and 110 British demand the the Cuban Five's liberation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>