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Pak dissident Mahrang Baloch shares her prison reading list, says books became her strength

Mahrang Baloch, a prominent activist for Baloch rights, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Pakistan on terrorism charges. Baloch, who joined the movement seeking her allegedly killed father, leads the Baloch Yakjehti Committee, campaigning against enforced disappearances. Despite facing solitary confinement and health issues, she finds strength in books, drawing inspiration from figures like Nelson Mandela and Indira Gandhi.

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