political prisoners

Presents a biography of Nelson Mandela, covering his early years, his political career and time as president of South Africa, and his civil rights activism. Includes a timeline, a glossary, critical thinking questions, and a list of additional resources.

An illustrated biography of Nelson Mandela, a political activist who was imprisoned 28 years, and the first president of South Africa after apartheid.

"... Since 2002, Mohamedou Slahi has been imprisoned at the detainee camp at Guant?namo Bay, Cuba. In all these years, the United States has never charged him with a crime. Although he was ordered released by a federal judge, the U.S. government fought that decision, and there is no sign that the United States plans to let him go. Three years into his captivity Slahi began a diary, recounting his life before he disappeared into U.S. custody and daily life as a detainee ..."--Provided by publisher.

Nelson Mandela draws on his own journals, personal letters, and other writings to offer insight into his life, sharing his own thoughts, hardships, accomplishments, and beliefs.

Presents the autobiography of political activist Nelson Mandela who dedicated his life to ending apartheid in South Africa. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Maziar Bahari left London in June 2009 for Iran, assuring his pregnant fiancee that he'd be back in a few days, a week at most. But instead he would spend time in Iran's most notorious prison, enduring brutal interrogations at the hands of a man he only knew by his smell: rosewater. The Bahari family was familiar with wars, coups, and revolutions. Well-known in Iran, imprisonment had come to several Bahari family members in the 1950's and the 1980's. This book presents insights into seventy years of Iranian regime change.