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Severely traumatised by her ordeal, Besong's leg trembles as she talks and she is suffering from glaucoma, which has required three operations.
The Guardian World News Helen Carter 2012
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Besong says she was raped in Cameroon and would be persecuted for speaking out against the government.
The Guardian World News Helen Carter 2012
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During Christmas 2009, Besong was held for four weeks in Yarl's Wood detention centre and she and her husband were threatened with removal to Cameroon.
The Guardian World News Helen Carter 2012
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Theresa May, to condemn the UK Border Agency's decision to deport Lydia Besong, a playwright, and her husband, Bernard Batey.
The Guardian World News Helen Carter 2012
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Besong said she feels blessed to have been released, but her second period of detention in Yarl's Wood has left psychological scars.
The Guardian World News Helen Carter 2012
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Since arriving in the UK, Besong has written three plays about her life as an asylum seeker and criticised the political situation in her home country.
The Guardian World News Helen Carter 2012
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Besong's latest play, Down with the Dictator, is currently in rehearsal and due to be performed in Greater Manchester and Bristol in March.
The Guardian World News Helen Carter 2012
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Besong said she spotted a van outside the office and thought to herself: "I hope that's not come for me."
The Guardian World News Helen Carter 2012
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Playwright Lydia Besong, who was released from detention this week.
The Guardian World News Helen Carter 2012
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Bate Besong, award-winning firebrand poet and playwright.
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