Which group considered Khodorkovsky a prisoner of conscience?
United Nations
Amnesty International
American Civil Liberties Union
Human Rights Watch
Answer
Amnesty International considered Mikhail Khodorkovsky a prisoner of conscience because he was imprisoned for political reasons and not for any crime he had committed. He was a vocal critic of the Russian government and was seen as a threat to the country's power structure.
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