prisoner of conscience

prisoner of conscience

English

Etymology

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

Noun

prisoner of conscience (plural prisoners of conscience)

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

Related terms

• political prisoner

Translations

person

Belarusian: вязень сумленьня m (vjázjenʹ sumlénʹnja) Chinese: Mandarin: 良心犯 (zh) (liángxīnfàn) Finnish: mielipidevanki (fi) 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)

Korean: 양심수 (ko) (yangsimsu), 량심수 (ryangsimsu) (North Korea) Portuguese: prisioneiro de consciência m Russian: у́зник со́вести (ru) m (úznik sóvesti) Scottish Gaelic: prìosanach cogais m Spanish: please add this translation if you can Swedish: samvetsfånge c Ukrainian: в'язень сумління m (v'jázenʹ sumlínnja)