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Outlook: Under KGB House Arrest

Iryna Khalip

15/10/2013

Under KGB House Arrest

BBC World Service - Outlook, Under KGB House Arrest

Belarusian journalist Iryna Khalip on living under house arrest under watch of the police

Belarusian journalist Iryna Khalip has won the Writer of Courage Award. She tells Lucy Ash about life under house arrest with the secret police watching her around the clock.

Belarusian journalist Iryna Khalip just won the Writer of Courage Award. She tells Lucy Ash about life under house arrest with the secret police watching her around the clock. 

Ben Kingsley is a British-Indian actor who first won global fame with his role as Gandhi. He tells Lucy Ash about his latest film, a science fiction movie called Enders Game, and about meeting the British Queen. 

Mimi Ferry lost her only child Sidonie - but to her amazement, two years after her death someone found a bottle on the beach with a message from her daughter. 

And Stevie Nicks tells the BBC's Jane Garvey about life in the rock band Fleetwood Mac.

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