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Political Prisoners in Peru

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Lori Berenson is the only American political prisoner in Peru, but there are scores of Peruvians being held on political charges.

Guest:

  • Jose Luis Renique, a Peruvian scholar and Professor at the Graduate Center of Lehman College at the City University of New York.

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