Their experience is in some fashion shared by thousands of political and religious dissidents here.

He was one of the most influential religious dissidents of the time.

International human rights organizations have rallied for the release of the six religious dissidents on several occasions.

But none of those changes will bring an end to the persecution of political and religious dissidents in China, experts say.

This publication was concerned about spiritual movement and religious dissidents who were called subversive movements.

"I find it hard to believe you've got religious dissidents in with hardened criminals."

The monastery also contains a prison, built in 1764, which originally housed religious dissidents.

Strasbourg was a haven for all kinds of religious dissidents during this period.

"Mostly in the second building, but religious dissidents, at least the men, are right here too."

"There are fifty-one individuals unaccounted for, most of them religious dissidents."