He was a prominent dissident under the communist regime of former Czechoslovakia.

A prominent dissident was injured in an assassination attempt last week.

That is why some of Cuba's most prominent dissidents have publicly opposed such aid.

The Chinese are likely to release a prominent dissident or two by way of a welcome gift.

Burma's government has released a number of prominent political dissidents from its jails.

But Western rights groups had warned that releases of prominent dissidents are a mixed blessing.

"The Chinese live in lavish houses," said one prominent dissident.

On that day two prominent dissidents, both promoters of the new party, were detained.

The trickle of prominent dissidents released from jail over recent weeks shows that.

In a sign of the government's concern that the protests might widen, police picked up several prominent dissidents.