There was a political story during the Tokyo Olympics about a female Belarus athlete who defected to Poland because of her disagreement with decisions that was made about her at the Games. She was afraid to return home because of possible repercussions from the regime. Instead she asked for political asylum from Poland. which was granted. This is the short version of the events.
She is living somewhere in Poland with her husband in a government paid apartment. According to an article just published she does not know her own address and because of it she is unable to shop online. It seems she is lacking clothes because she only had whatever she took to the Olympics. Not knowing the address is a safety issue for her protection. As far as I understand, she is free to move around.
Living in a government supplied apartment, having a cook come in and cook one's food does not appear to me as a very bad life. They also taste her food to make sure it is not being poisoned.
Now I ask, don't they have street signs and house numbers in Poland? If one is really curious it is always possible to find out the location where one is living. How much intelligence one needs to find out his or her own address if one really wants to know?
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