Forsaken but not forgotten: Free Aung San Suu Kyi

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If anyone on earth has the inner strength to survive such an ordeal, it is [Aung San Suu Kyi](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvYXVuZy1zYW4tc3V1LWt5aT9saWQ9ejh5M2ljemtlZjE1VwVzcGNldUIKZYS1fY5llZ4-xFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Seventy-eight now, it is more than 30 years since she was first put under [house arrest](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvaG91c2UtYXJyZXN0P2xpZD1yZjBtMTN2cTdvM2xXBXNwY2V1QgplhLV9jmWVnj7EUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~); she has spent [18 years of her life with little company](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0R1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2F1bmctc2FuLXN1dS1reWktdXJnZW50LWNhcmUtZGVuaWVkLWp1bnRhLW15YW5tYXItYjI0MDYyMzQuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZWF1bTN1anNtaHd1VwVzcGNldUIKZYS1fY5llZ4-xFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) but the sound of her own voice. The difference this time, and a shameful one, is that a world which for many years lionised her now appears to have written her off. When she was first detained in her home in 1989, after spearheading a non-violent movement of opposition to the murderous Burmese military junta, she was compared with Gandhi and Mandela and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Many other honours followed. [Read the full story here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2ZvcnNha2VuLWJ1dC1ub3QtZm9yZ290dGVuLWZyZWUtYXVuZy1zYW4tc3V1LWt5aS1iMjQ2ODQzOS5odG1sP2xpZD0wajRmYnhqNmJrdzJXBXNwY2V1QgplhLV9jmWVnj7EUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvd2VhdGhlci9zdG9ybS1nZXJyaXQtdWstd2VhdGhlci13YXJuaW5ncy1tZXQtb2ZmaWNlLWIyNDcwMjU5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTU5eDB5eG5mZGJ4ZlcFc3BjZXVCCmWEtX2OZZWePsRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ 2/ [Good Samaritan killed by car on Christmas walk with wife and two sons](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0R5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9jcmltZS9jaHJpc3RpYW4tbWFycmlvdHQtc2hlZmZpZWxkLWJ1cm5ncmVhdmUtcG9saWNlLWIyNDcwNTgxLmh0bWw_bGlkPXBzcmN1bXZmaWVwM1cFc3BjZXVCCmWEtX2OZZWePsRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvd2VhdGhlci9zdG9ybS1nZXJyaXQtdWstd2VhdGhlci13YXJuaW5ncy1tZXQtb2ZmaWNlLWIyNDcwMjU5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXR4aTdwZjBwc3VscFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEtX2OZZWePsRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy90cmFucy1ndWlkYW5jZS1zY2hvb2xzLXByb25vdW5zLXN1bmFrLWIyNDY2NTAyLmh0bWw_bGlkPTFieWl6cm55ZGZuOVcFc3BjZXVCCmWEtX2OZZWePsRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Christian Marriott was killed as he went to help a woman lying unconcious in the street 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~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGUtZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS1wYWxlc3RpbmUtcmVmdWdlZS1jYW1wcy1iMjQ2OTk5Ni5odG1sP2xpZD1kaWs5aWthdzdoMHRXBXNwY2V1QgplhLV9jmWVnj7EUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ 4/ [Pro-democracy activist flees Hong Kong to seek asylum in UK](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9wb2xpdGljcy90b255LWNodW5nLWhvbmcta29uZy1kZW1vY3JhY3ktYXN5bHVtLWIyNDcwNjgzLmh0bWw_bGlkPXczd25hZmJibHE4b1cFc3BjZXVCCmWEtX2OZZWePsRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGUtZWFzdC9pc3JhZWwtZ2F6YS1wYWxlc3RpbmUtcmVmdWdlZS1jYW1wcy1iMjQ2OTk5Ni5odG1sP2xpZD1jb2FlbmY3bGxhbGlXBXNwY2V1QgplhLV9jmWVnj7EUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvYmliYnktc3RvY2tob2xtLWRlYXRoLXBvbGljZS1kb3JzZXQtYjI0NjI2OTcuaHRtbD9saWQ9YWdxcGxncXN4YWNpVwVzcGNldUIKZYS1fY5llZ4-xFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Chung says supervison order put him under ‘enormous amount of stress’ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9oZWFsdGgvd2ludGVyLWphYi12YWNjaW5lLWJhYnktbmhzLWIyNDcwMTYxLmh0bWw_bGlkPWFwcmd4OXFld3o2dlcFc3BjZXVCCmWEtX2OZZWePsRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ 5/ [Comedian Rosie Jones hits out at trolls after Big Fat Quiz of the Year](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2NvbWVkeS9uZXdzL3Jvc2llLWpvbmVzLWJpZy1mYXQtcXVpei1yZWFjdGlvbi1iMjQ3MDU5MC5odG1sP2xpZD0waHF3M212bTcyZ2VXBXNwY2V1QgplhLV9jmWVnj7EUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9oZWFsdGgvd2ludGVyLWphYi12YWNjaW5lLWJhYnktbmhzLWIyNDcwMTYxLmh0bWw_bGlkPWNvc2M3ZHF5c3pxclcFc3BjZXVCCmWEtX2OZZWePsRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Jones, who has cerebral palsy, appeared on the Channel 4 panel show with fellow comedians including Katherine Ryan and Jimmy Carr   THE BIG QUESTION ~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2VkaXRvcmlhbHMvYWxleGVpLW5hdmFsbnktcHJpc29uLXJ1c3NpYS1wdXRpbi1iMjQ3MDAxOS5odG1sP2xpZD16N2Z3aW9qMHcwcTdXBXNwY2V1QgplhLV9jmWVnj7EUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [Why Navalny must be freed from Putin’s barbaric tyranny now](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdm9pY2VzL2VkaXRvcmlhbHMvYWxleGVpLW5hdmFsbnktcHJpc29uLXJ1c3NpYS1wdXRpbi1iMjQ3MDAxOS5odG1sP2xpZD1wcXR1eXEwdWxxZTVXBXNwY2V1QgplhLV9jmWVnj7EUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) The Yamal peninsula is one of the bleakest places in the world. At this time of year, it exists in a perpetual exchange between darkness and dusk; blizzards rage, winds howl and the temperature often dips below -30C. This is where [Russia’s leading opposition figure](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0R7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYWxleGVpLW5hdmFsbnktc2lsZW5jZS12bGFkaW1pci1wdXRpbi1ydXNzaWEtYjI0Njk0NzkuaHRtbD9saWQ9b2x0OTh0dnNxamJxVwVzcGNldUIKZYS1fY5llZ4-xFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), [Alexei Navalny](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvYWxleGVpLW5hdmFsbnk_bGlkPTFpYnk3MXVwenRxdVcFc3BjZXVCCmWEtX2OZZWePsRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), has begun serving a 30-year sentence, which includes [19 years that were added](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvbmF2YWxueS1wdXRpbi1rcmVtbGluLWNyaXRpYy1wcmlzb24tYjIzODc3ODguaHRtbD9saWQ9djN1Y3BtaWJqNjNuVwVzcGNldUIKZYS1fY5llZ4-xFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) after a new trial took place last summer in which he was convicted on charges of extremism. For much of this month, Mr Navalny had appeared to be [lost in Russia’s prison system](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0SFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvYWxleGVpLW5hdmFsbnktcnVzc2lhbi1vcHBvc2l0aW9uLWxlYWRlci1taXNzaW5nLWZvdW5kLWIyNDY5MzMwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWJxOG9pOHMwNHVmb1cFc3BjZXVCCmWEtX2OZZWePsRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). It has now transpired that, even as Western countries were preparing to celebrate Christmas, with bright lights, warm fires and festive food, he was completing a near three-week winter journey from the prison where he had been held near Vladimir, north of Moscow. The end of this trek, details of which emerged only on 25 December, was the IK-3 penal colony at Kharp inside the Arctic Circle – almost 2,000km further to the northeast – which is also known as [the Polar Wolf colony](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHYvbmV3cy9ydXNzaWEtYWxleGVpLW5hdmFsbnktcHJpc29uLWFyY3RpYy1iMjQ2OTU5My5odG1sP2xpZD1na2Y4dnN4bWF4b29XBXNwY2V1QgplhLV9jmWVnj7EUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). 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[Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvdGVzY28tbmF0aW9uYWwtbG90dGVyeS13aW5uZXItbm9ydGhlcm4taXJlbGFuZC1iMjQ3MDQyNy5odG1sP2xpZD11aGFhN3Zlc3VtamlXBXNwY2V1QgplhLV9jmWVnj7EUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) QUOTE OF THE DAY “Without somewhere to live, we are setting people up to fail.” - Thousands of [prisoners](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0Q-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvcHJpc29uZXJzP2xpZD1saGZzZ284aTZoaWNXBXNwY2V1QgplhLV9jmWVnj7EUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) are being “set up to fail” by being released with tents and sleeping bags into a revolving door of [homelessness](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvaG9tZWxlc3NuZXNzP2xpZD0ydmVnMXpnMHQyaXBXBXNwY2V1QgplhLV9jmWVnj7EUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), [reoffending](~/AAAHagA~/RgRncQK1P0RAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvcmVvZmZlbmRpbmc_bGlkPWVodzdnOHI4MXZ0NFcFc3BjZXVCCmWEtX2OZZWePsRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) and jail, despite a major new scheme to house departing inmates, experts have told The Independent. 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