Last week he offered amnesty to political dissenters, but the opposition immediately dismissed the move as a ruse.

He filled jails and graves with religious and political dissenters.

The court's rulings in these cases have established broad constitutional protection for political dissenters and religious minorities.

At age 82, he has outlived the Soviet Union, which forced him to spend years as a political dissenter.

He said about 100 political dissenters had been freed in the last month.

In the United States, political dissenters have been involuntarily committed.

He also commented on and attempted to investigate the murders of political dissenters.

This nation has a history of spying on political dissenters.

But Hanoi has also intensified the repression of political dissenters.

With their implementation civil liberties, especially the intellectual freedom of political dissenters, were curtailed.