political prisoners

In 1981, the height of Ireland's "Troubles, " eighteen-year-old Fergus is distracted from his upcoming A-level exams by his imprisoned brother's hunger strike, the stress of being a courier for Sinn Fein, and dreams of a murdered girl whose body he discovered in a bog.

An Argentine newspaper publisher who dared to criticize his government's policy of cruel repression, tells the story of his arrest, imprisonment, and torture.

Autobiography of Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan monk who was imprisoned in 1959 when China overtook Tibet, discussing his treatment in prison, his release in 1992, and his escape across the Himalayas to India.

Gives readers a front row seat to the secret inner workings of China's government. It is the story of Premier Zhao Ziyang, who tried to stop the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, and was dethroned for his efforts.

Chronicles Mayada Al-Askari's experiences after being thrown into Iraq's Baladiyat Prison, the headquarters of Saddam Hussein's secret police.

As World War II draws to an end, Russian soldiers occupy Schwarz, Germany, bringing both friendships and hardship to the family of ten-year-old Fritz, whose grandfather was a Nazi sympathizer, and after they are forced to leave their farm, Fritz's mother and hired hand are arrested, leaving Fritz to fend for himself.

A biography of South African human rights activist, Nelson Mandela.

Presents the life and career of the long-imprisoned leader of the African National Congress.

Traces the history of apartheid in South Africa and highlights the leadership role of Nelson Mandela in bringing about an end to the oppression of black people in that country.