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Long considered one of Europe’s most repressive states, conditions in Belarus have become even harsher since a brutal security crackdown that followed a disputed presidential election in 2020. At least 1,100 people are still behind bars in the country on politically motivated charges, according to rights groups, including over 150 women. Many of these female prisoners have been incarcerated at a…

After SaharaReporters’ Story, Delta Head Of Personnel Management Pays Staff Salaries, Vows Not To Pay Ex-Political Office Holders

Forty-eight hours after SaharaReporters reported how a Redeemed Christian Church of God pastor, who is the Head of Personnel Management, (HPM), Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, Henry Obukowho, and Treasurer to the Local Government, (TLG), Fejiro Ogbogbo, were enmeshed in N2,475,000 salary embezzlement scandal, it was learnt that affected staff members received their…

How Myanmar’s Ex-political Prisoner Learned English In Isolation

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Former Myanmar political prisoner and pro-democracy activist Bo Kyi. (Reuters)

Accepting his reality and avoiding negative news helped keep him sane, he said, adding he also used to meditate and walk 6,000 steps a day to keep healthy.

AFP Yangon

Last Updated: April 6, 2020, 10:56 AM IST

From meditation to memory games,…