The Butterfly in the Prison Yard
A conservationist imprisoned while studying one of the world’s rarest cheetahs, Niloufar Bayani spent the last six years behind bars, fighting to preserve her humanity.
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A conservationist imprisoned while studying one of the world’s rarest cheetahs, Niloufar Bayani spent the last six years behind bars, fighting to preserve her humanity.
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