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ah franklin oh, ready knows. welcome to tech told me about hackers, paralyzing entire societies. computers that else are you and governments that go crazy for your data. we explain how these technologies work, how they can co rules and for, and that's how they can also go terribly. watch it now on youtube. as news of the butcher massacre comes in, crowds gather for a vigil outside the ukrainian embassy in tbilisi. the event organized by russians living in georgia or russia has a fascist regime and one that has to be overthrown. these russians have fled
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putin's repressive rule and come to georgia, and among them people like tanya and her children with his name and i see what's happening now is unbearable. horror and pain. i don't know, the boy, i'm speechless. i mean, you are to him and alexi have also been trying to settle here since the war broke out back in moscow, they faced the threat of being arrested. but russians are not necessarily welcome in georgia posters on the streets. both special offers for the new arrivals, but the links present them with images of the war accompanied by captions. eager corrupt to have has been living in tbilisi for 10 years now. he's happy to help his compatriots. in addition to google, tens of thousands of russians have already arrived. if people here are afraid that hootin could invade, to rescue them, that's the way it always goes. if you can that. okay. mm.
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hello, miss. it's noon in tbilisi. hundreds of people have gathered outside the orthodox cash that he church to honor a georgian killed while fighting as a volunteer in the ukraine war. ego corruptive is among the mourners. back home, he worked as a media producer, but the restrictions on press freedom in russia heavily impeded his work. there are many georgians risking their lives in ukraine to stop russia's war of aggression. the fallen soldier, w. rutisse. connie was a friend of e gore's because some fox, though it must have been some of my closest friends, are now actually fighting my own countrymen. who are part of this aggressive
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invasion of ukraine, about a british recycling of gray. and that makes the tragedy 10 times worse. this is new to people like this deserve respect aid. their families deserve all the support they can get a but from the people, as well as from the georgian government of a and i hope they get it. when i read, just over the war against ukraine, is also a war against georgia. i now got a new showed us at the why and i go to the georgia has experienced war itself with russia in recent memory. following that invasion in august 2008. the russian military did not fully withdraw. and the regions of south o santia and og kasha are still occupied. there is widespread fear that moscow could occupy the whole of georgia. underwood would've been since moving to georgia . e. gore has led the caucuses division of the free russia foundation, and independent organisation funded by donations. the group promotes democratic
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development in russia and supports opposition to putin. these flowers are in remembrance to exxon about lena. the independent russian journalist was killed during shelling by russian forces while reporting from cave in his room will be hooton's. regime is not only killing ukrainians. there also killing russians in ukraine that thou, as many of them are in cave and other ukrainian cities. but that's oh my god, they're trying to help better because they now see the country as their home, as well as i am gorman, the war has also made life more dangerous for many russians in russia. around 40000 of them fled to georgia in the 1st weeks of the war. their 1st port of call is often the free russia foundation. eager, corrupt evans, his staff, helped the new arise bulls to find their feet in georgia. the 1st thing igor has to explain to his compatriots is why they are not always welcomed with open arms in
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georgia. in order to ship will go football. tens of thousands of russians have already arrived with them, with some people here are afraid that potent could invade to rescue them. now that was said, that's the way it always goes. that's why we often here we go back to russia and take on putin. why have you come to georgia to our tampa to cops? freedom was at stake in russia. he was a member of an opposition party and active in the anti war movement. and one day, a heavily armed special police unit was standing at his door. but he said to one of the police were round for days after i left the country, they even asked my relatives about my whereabouts. jacob's club. yeah. ah, for my own sources informed me that the authorities were preparing criminal charges against me. della gould, now he nor your prost boylston. i realized it will be more effective to leave and
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continue my work. here. you can go to prison, go co video critique, polonium of stamps from as english. marcia christiane and av is a photo journalist. he was interrogated by the f. s. b security service who tried to blackmail him into becoming an informant. he fled to georgia 6 months ago. after the war broke out his girlfriend, lisa followed him. he is emily's. i was afraid i would never see vesee again. we did wish of, i saw her mother didn't want the family to be separated. so she came to georgia to with lease as younger siblings. if that night, a thing to me was that we are all together with him that the been, you mentioned to him. you have it understand that you can be arrested at any time in russia. be more than more have read that yet. hung you boy, my man. ah,
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the fact that lisa is in a relationship with me is reason enough. ease of re moyer boss missed in the hoarded so don't as a thought on that chair to suddenly he, he say in moscow, tanya worked as a nutritionist. she separated from her husband a while ago. he supports the children with his income. look on in the young to attend school here yasha edlio show would have to speak georgian, so tanya is homeschooling them at the kitchen table. this song lends itself to spelling practice on that if they study and it's about piece of yeah. and that wealth and material things don't matter that you did that with me. love a family thing that matters. so business i,
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even though i was not what leaving russia and giving up their old life has been a sacrifice for each family member their 1st days and georgia. we're particularly hard every year for it. they said that was we learned in the crack of dawn. the 1st place we stadium was unbearable. it was minus 6 outside, but there was no heating in the building and the toilet was on the street. this is this, wendy department is nice and warm. everything works and the children have their own room. that didn't. it's very low, even 17 year old marina helps to cook some traditional bush, a taste of home that will do them all good for the last that way there's marina had to leave her friends behind vanessa. it's hot for every one. the children are aware that we've lost some thing, both of them left of them, open it at him. tanya shares the 5 room apartment with olga barbara nova, and her 2 children. money is tight. i didn't know if i did what marina has made
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a start with the bush that like tanya and her children, olga also comes from moscow. she was a successful business woman. they're producing high tech wheelchairs after she took part, an anti war protests. the authorities put pressure on her and her family. she gave everything up, but she doesn't want to stay in georgia unless you see the plaintiff. but there's a notice up here in the corridor saying that 20 percent of georgia is occupied and russians are therefore not welcome here. but i'm not ashamed of being russian. i didn't vote for this president and his government. i'm not responsible for their actions. and those with the bush is ready in time for lunch. tanya can imagine living for a long time in georgia with her children. ideally she'd work as a nutritionist for children m a, but as long as it me, i can help mothers say
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a to which would also give me a big list. you said it might not work out as we not really welcome as ration to say the massive isn't. why is it an event that he's looking? we need to be prepared for that. so have like a little saddles. ah, tanya has baked a cake for her eldest daughter, lisa lived with her boy for vasa. the photo journalist on the opposite side of the city. georgia is a popular refuge for russians as they can enter the country without a visa, a policy that georgia hoped would attract russian tourists. now, many political refugees are coming in stead. archie m for to cobb and alexi blash and off are among them. they're both opposed to the war and are members of the opposition from moscow. both were threatened with
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prison there and fled to the blue sea at very short notice. but these posters all over the city are a rude awakening in english and russian. they promised discounts for concerts in russian. but instead the q r codes take you to this war footage from ukraine with the message. it's not just putin's fault ever before, facilitates a kind of trap that the q r code conceals what's actually behind it. it says it's about a music platform, what a mobile number in russian many music platforms are no longer available, but it's a kind of bait mancha at the video. and all this video is aimed at old russians. ah, of course, i can't agree with everything in its surgical america. yeah. yeah. but i certainly don't deny responsibility for what's happening because i thought this was a but we are all responsible. love of c a r t m has very limited savings and is
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glad that his friends were able to help him find a cheap apartment. the rents for russians are often overpriced. dish is nice. cool . now this is my room, but those are not my things share. this was kind of what, here is the bed. oh is that the apartment is in a poor state. the owners have lived abroad for many years. there's no shower, no hot water, and no heating. some of the window panes are missing and it's cold. art him can't afford even minor repairs. he arrived here from russia with no more than a tooth brush and a mobile phone in his pocket. in the face, do you have pots and pans? ah, yes, look, a fan covert to coffee pots and you can cook for many and the bigger one is me wooded. have you already tried it? die yeah, yes, you have the many, you do the, that's all russians need to survive. the pair don't want to just sit around while and exile they plan to set up a youtube channel for opposition,
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members and other people who have stayed in russia. their 1st video recording is scheduled for the weekend with 2 guests. went over there, she provided they're still alive and not in jail by then and i bought speak it a fog at a home with writing privilege. sure. with play, the people will be interviewing for this project to leave the kind of people who have already been expressing their opinion about to putin regime for decades. i'll give it up up, up which escalator re me posted the work r t m has discovered a bookshop where he can buy literature band and russia. in one book he supplies to find a chapter about his grandmother. anal shook was an artist who fought for women's rights and against the supremacy of the russian orthodox church. persecuted by the putin regime. she emigrated to germany in 2007 her. she was yesterday,
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after a few months exile in berlin. she went out one day and disappeared over a follow 2 weeks later, her body was found in the river's gray affair. oh, the story was in the german media, excuse me beside it. it still isn't clear whether it was suicide or murder, mystery livable and her grandson is now fighting the futon regime to the young journalist has been arrested several times. he too, has opted for exile. yet it is, i'm as old as the putin regime. i feel free are here than in russia. what i'm doing is considered treason there that i have, but thou cigna do it that with the bus lydia. i tried to stay in russia for as long as possible. it went to speak up, there was kazul simila, but it would have been no use to anyone. if i'd stayed and ended up in prison, i think you fuck if you wanna go next i'll, i can continue my campaigning. if you look of when we could have civil rights were
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due to wished the friends had off our tim has something planned later in the day. igor corruptive is on the road on a special mission. he and some colleagues from the free russia foundation are on their way to some villages bordering the russian occupied region of south o. sacha. just a 90 minute drive from tbilisi. the exiled russians regularly traveled there to offer their support to the villagers, many of whom faced severe hardship. bethel to the russians who worked with us had befriended the villagers when they visit them and bring them something nice, a gift or some food. what the biggest, you got, osha the people there live in really tough conditions, almost visible on which little one of the blue deal with vanessia, the photo journalist his also on the bus. he's been working for the free russia
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foundation since he arrived in georgia and reports on the areas affected by russian military presence. like e gore before them. most of the people on the bus have chosen georgia as their new home. oh, oh. oh . the song is called sa, continental the name of the country. in georgian asia, the guy is the smartest while on the road. you look around and you know, there are russian tanks not far from here. no. got. it makes me feel very emotional . more than logan, which of the got the somehow you have to let it out? how much the noise, when i say this is where russian troops, our troops have a legally occupied george and territory. at this moment, i feel more like a georgian, that they arrive in the village of soccer and blow directly on the border to
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russian controlled south. oh set. here with the russian activists have brought along bags full of shopping for months. they've been giving this family their special attention and regularly donate money to them. the house is an urgent need of renovation room. how are you doing well? rose, i'm ok. thanks. and you on the, are they installing a shower here? as soon this is my bag for you. lots of chocolate with. thank you. i'll click on that. is the renovation going well? do the children to really please stay on happy tea cup so to he is 37. she's been a widow for years and is unemployed vasquez documenting everything for a photo essay. the georgia authorities have practically abandoned areas close to
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the russian occupation line. back in russia, e gore tells us people have no idea about the conditions in this region. or what not much a sinner. so we're just a few meters away from the occupation lines of the exiled russians who have lived in georgia a while know something about the situation live there. but those who have just arrived, i have no idea about the russian occupation of georgia. clearly even knock that says time we met him, we noticed that a glorious difference. we only found out later that he was russian. she speaks georgie and very well. sam, faith, i can't tell that he's russian conduct a stone, but it will be lack in tbilisi, hidden in a back yard. and the old town is the store. selling books banned in russia. exiled russians run the store and collect donations for the families of ukrainian war
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victims. they also take sides with those subject to political persecution and russia. party him as supervising the campaign way from william vigil bishop, but as a petroleum who writes letters to political prisoners and russia. anton bella roost, it's mostly political refugees from russia who come here or did they come and write letters to people? they don't know personally on fi swishy. we try to read to all of them each more. they are the ones who represent the true russia compose the people who would never have allowed this war to happen. lucille. oh, la to kid. big authority of english. this the issue of ashika butts. i'm not allowed to say had the letters reach them over from good. ah, the team have written around 50 letters to day, which will soon be embarking on their mysterious journey to russia. the bookshop is
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open until midnight, and the entrance is marked by flags. the ukrainian one and the flag of russians opposed to putin's war. it's white, blue and white, the russian flag without red, the color of blood. ah, tanya is on her way to visit her eldest daughter lisa and her boyfriend, vasa, she's baked them a cake. the young couple have found a small one room apartment and the old town of tbilisi. lisa is enrolled at a prestigious moscow art college. it's not yet clear whether she can complete her studies from georgia, but anything is better than being separated from boss ya. we had little bullish glow. oh yeah, i was very unwell. i consulted a psychologist and took all kinds of pills. you have to live sick. it,
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they prescribed antidepressants, but i didn't take them. i pretty strong. initially. he needs the doors bush and decided to drink alcohol. and stella, you have a little, well cut wood again to give this up. that award after vos you left. i had just didn't get out of bed buckle. yes, julio, love. she knew i love stays grow, or tim. ah, tanya does not regret her decision to leave my scow with the whole family and toe for her. it was out of the question to leave her 20 year old daughter to fend for herself. and she feels that lisa is finally getting better now that she's back with boss. yeah. i think i said, how does your trip fast? yeah. which of the families living there are really poor and now it's even more difficult for them because the georgia government is under a lot of pressure for heath. and they wish to receive the last day. but how did you
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feel boylen you believe me? i felt pain and on ease. yeah, absolutely. and that comes from the russians being the ones who occupied the area here where his fasfa took some amazing photos with his putin has done a lot of damage in the post soviet regions. margaret, this is eager dawn, this is the family he's helping. the house is right on the border to the occupied area, but comfortable. these hills are under the control of russian troops. so yeah, it's the weekend and tbilisi r t m and alexi are about to make their 1st video reporting and he gore's free russia foundation studio. a camera man is available along with the equipment that alexi and r t m need for their project. a youtube channel in support of the anti war movement in russia.
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their 1st guest is lou markovich schlossberg, an opposition politician who does not want to leave his country. left marker ish. i was close. tell us how you're feeling shoe store, are you in russia right now? to jeff, he squid through to la, just that i'm yet, elizabeth, exactly, kit lies aren't obligatory part of the propaganda here. it's very difficult to live with because that turning people crazy. if it's a little you see people who are quite known yesterday i went on today, they want to see blood her with just one day before the video was posted online, schlossberg and his wife were arrested for allegedly defaming the russian army. next up is eager. corruptive. p 2 is trying to send a wake up call to the population of his home country with his internet program borders own
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little i met the throne in which patricia, this video is dedicated to the citizens of russia. feed, according to the polls, was 83 per cent of russian support the policies of vladimir putin applicant, the lamentable smug. look on the internet and see who he is describing as nationalists, suitable to put a women and children who have fled ukraine for their lives. later in the day, this bar terrace is a popular gathering point for exiled russians in tbilisi, alexey and r t a meet up with their georgian friend key, or d. with me, i was supposed to word that book, i a boon when it was in the bookshop today, someone called and told me, i have to leave the apartment and pay for one month. so why not any of the students old? they didn't explain why, but they wanted me to move out. the young men trust each other now, but the way the 2 russians and the george and met is another story
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going okay, so do through germany, the for good. well, i came into the store on there were a few russian guys that told him that they were fooling around and being loud. 0, one of them said, i feel i come on vacation here. he said with a closer look like that. i was annoyed that someone could say such a thing in war time, especially when it's their country's fault. i'm the sure sure to go to your di then posted a video on social media brushes just arrived in georgia. i take a look at this means that we're not your friends and a means that you're not welcome in our country. so you may say that you're not legitimate fortune and you don't want the word, but of course nobody's going to believing that. no. why? because you're saying it now when you're losing the word that i don't like, i do. oh my gosh. oh, russian responded to the post and said, who are for we, we know that we russians a bad and a we started a war. so i feel bad holding on
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a battery issue that was at 1st i thought he was only saying it because he was scanned it on the phone with a medical delivery. my because i don't show with them, but then i checked his profile and found a video of him crying saying why i had to leave his family behind. i meant to get through them with you with you. then i suggested to him and his friends thought yeoman alexi that we go for a walk or do something together on this. and i want it to show the around to blessing monk on the men have been friends ever since to night. they arrange to meet the next day for an anti war protest organized by ego or corruptive and his people the following afternoon, outside the ukrainian embassy. people have now heard the terrible news from ukraine about the boot massacre. e gore has canceled the march he'd planned. instead, candles are lit and flowers laid at the fence of the embassy. you
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only woods. thank you, but there must never be politicians like this again and again. oh good robin. i've nothing matters. if we cannot speak the truth, you russia has a fascist regime than one that has to be overthrown, found on the proposal. we cannot live a normal life until that happens. rick knew more than my fiddle, which i don't know if or when that will happen. that room, no, you're sort of now we're abroad, but at some point i know we have to go back and bring down the regime. let's go down to jo, modem. otherwise this war will never end. and we'll be standing here crying with margie pockets. diane margie shut up, a do it around. $400.00 russians have gathered at the impromptu vigil including our gym and alexi, and tanya with her children. you know what's important, i'm your teacher agonizing. i see what's happening now is unbearable. horror and
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pain. i but i didn't now with the board, i'm speechless with we're similar, which was good. i'm shot at. of course i want nothing to do with them. i'm so sorry . it's a disgrace. it's awful russell, that though it goes against a human nature, it will the solution, ansible monmouth, it is inhuman. morton of either going up to the merchandise or you can call this genocide if officially competitive with. i'm sorry that my countrymen are involved . the ability to traverse it even if they're new georgian friend, g yorkie has not turned up as planned. at the very least, the 2 young men know they are not alone here. ah, ah,
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