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Political prisoners and prisoners of conscience profiles

Sponsors: Leopoldo López Gil
Position: Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
Name: Sissi Abascal
Position: Human rights activist
Deprived of liberty from: The 11th of July of 2021
Judgment: 6 years of imprisonment
Country: Republic of Cuba
Place of confinement: Jail for women of Matanzas
Health condition: Severe health conditions
Torture complaint: Subject to inhumane prison conditions and cruel treatment

Sponsors: María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos
Position: Member of the European Parliament (MEP)
Name: Suyén Barahona
Position: Opposition leader and former presidential pre candidate
Deprived of liberty from: The 13th of June of 2021
Judgment: 15 years of imprisonment
Country: Republic of Nicaragua
Place of confinement: El Nuevo Chipote Jail
Health condition: Normal
Torture complaint: Subject cruel and inhuman treatment

Sponsors: Mariana Gómez del Campo
Position: President of the ODCA
Name: Tamara Davila
Position: Human Rights activist
Deprived of liberty from: June 12th, 2021
Judgment: Sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment
Country: Nicaragua
Place of confinement: El Chipote
Health condition: Irritable bowel
Torture complaint: Isolation cell with no view to the outside

Sponsors: Dita Charanzová
Position: Vice President of the European Parliament
Name: Violeta Granera
Position: Human rights activist
Deprived of liberty from: The 8th of June of 2021
Judgment: 8 years of imprisonment
Country: Republic of Nicaragua
Place of confinement: the new Chipote Jail
Health condition: Severe health conditions
Torture complaint: Subject to inhumane prison conditions and cruel treatment

Sponsors: Irwin Cotler
Position: former Minister of Justice and former Parliamentarian of Canada
Name: Vladimir Kara-Murza
Position: Russian opposition activist, vice president of Open Russia
Deprived of liberty from:the 11th of April 2022
Judgment:Awaiting trial, facing up to 16 years of imprisonment
Country: Russia
Place of confinement:Pretrial Detention Center 5
Health condition: Normal
Torture complaint: None

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