Variable: Political Imprisonment

QoG Code: (ciri_polpris)


Dataset: The CIRIGHTS Data project

Description:

Political imprisonment refers to the incarceration of people by government officials because of their speech; their non-violent opposition to government policies or leaders; their religious beliefs; their non-violent religious practices including proselytizing; or their membership in a group, including an ethnic or racial group.

Scoring Scheme:
Are people imprisoned because of their political, religious, or other beliefs?
(0) Yes, and many
(1) Yes, but few
(2) None / None Reported

Type of variable: Categorical

Downloaded by QoG on: 2024-09-18
Last updated by source: 2023-11-06


Categories:

Judicial


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2025 Basic Time-series - 2025 OECD Cross-section - 2025 OECD Time-series - 2025 Standard Cross-section - 2025 Standard Time-series - 2025 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 193
Basic time-series: 196
Standard cross-section: 193
Standard time-series: 196
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1981-2021
Basic time-series: 1981-2021
OECD time-series: 1981-2021

This variable has information for these countries:

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This variable has information from the year 1981 to the year 2021