- Acts of Violence

P21A: Side-Missions -- Acts of Violence

As you move through the city you will overhear interrogations in which Political Prisoners (meaning regular people who were imprisoned for non-criminal reasons and are thus not criminals in the usual sense so are deserving of protection from us) are being set upon by thugs.

Rescue of Political Prisoners

To complete these -- there are 16 in total -- you simply swing down and beat the ever-loving crap out of the thugs, thus rescuing the PP.  Interestingly, Reporter Jack Ryan is one -- but some of the others can provide you with information that has strategic value to you, so be sure to interrogate them after you rescue each one -- you never know what you might learn...