ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Political prisoners in China

Okay, little one. So imagine that there are some people in China who disagree with the government and want to speak up about it. Maybe they want more freedom or think that the officials are doing something bad.

But in China, the government doesn't really let people do that. So if someone speaks out against the government, they might get in trouble. They might even get arrested and put in jail.

These people who get arrested for speaking out against the government are called political prisoners. It means that they're in jail not because they did something wrong like steal, but because they spoke up against the government.

Some people in China think that it's not fair to put people in jail just for speaking up. They say that everyone should be able to express their opinions without being punished. But the government doesn't agree, and they keep arresting people who speak out against them.

Basically, political prisoners in China are people who are in jail just for saying things the government doesn't like. And some people think that's not fair.