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‘In prison, your cards and letters fed me’
Kurdish activist Mehdi Zana, in Wales to thank Christians Against Torture supporters who campaigned for him during his 15 years in prison in Turkey.
Some other prisoners released
Phuntsog Nyidron, Buddhist nun in Tibet
Served 15 years for pro-Tibetan protest. Now in Switzerland, she says international concern and intervention had made a difference.
Helen Berhane, gospel singer in Eritrea
Held for long periods in underground cells and shipping containers, refusing to recant her faith. Now has asylum in Denmark.
Gao Zhisheng, human rights lawyer in China
High profile figure imprisoned for ‘inciting subversion’ by working for minority groups. Released early, but believed to have been rearrested.
Nguyen Hong Quang, pastor in Vietnam
Outspoken defender of human rights, imprisoned after leading a campaign for fellow-Mennonites detained and beaten.
Leyla Zana, Kurdish activist in Turkey
Imprisoned for ten years for asserting Kurdish rights. Presented on release with European Parliament’s Sakharov human rights award.
Olga Gonzalez Zevallos, in Peru
Served eleven years for an offence she always denied. Key evidence against her extracted under torture.
Juan Carlos Gonzalez Leiva, human rights lawyer in Cuba
Blind activist freed early, but subsequently held under house arrest and regularly harassed.
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