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diesel engine, hooton's as popular as he claims blindly so afraid of his opponent, the prescribed slave by the end of the week. now the only fools his supporters and sends them onto the streets where they break the law. we didn't know what is the cause of its tabs. it is here if they are victims, it's not a hooton's regina opinion, but of their own stupidity slopes and they go with 2 of them. i worked in a research institution. i was forced to quit for this. i'm a political activist. position

the inside me tutoring has been in power for more than 2 decades. massively, exacerbating divisions with in russian society. one of his favorite tactics is refreshing, the effects of which are most noticeable in moscow. up to now, the metropolis of 12000000 people has flourished economically due to revenues from the oil and gas sector. moscow is held up as a prime example of russian success jeer, average wages are 3 times higher than the more rural regions of the nation. and unlike the rest of the country, the russian capital is also a hot bed of growing resistance to the tutoring regime, especially for people who are young and educated. the who

belongs to this opposition and what are their goals? the what price are to these critics willing to pay for greater justice and freedom. the soviet flag disappeared from the roof of the kremlin and late 1991 and was replaced with the russian banner, the democracy and freedom to cold. the population appear to be united the after 70 years of communism, austerity and state propaganda. people had hopes

a better life, the what's happened to that? russian unity. it's a question i'm keen to explore. in the 19 ninety's, i work as a journalist in moscow. what am i friends with a local colleague? field to tell story. he's now one of the most influential members and pollutants in our circle the we meet again for the 1st time in 30 years. the. hi. how's it going? some of yeah. uh you think there's a, can you still speak russian? yeah. it's been a while, but i'll give it a go. it's a comment on the board isn't ask. it's september 2021. tolstoy,

a great grandson of the legendary writer hopes to win re election as a member of parliament. there is a long queue spread or something at stake. that's democracy. people chewing to cast their votes. upon 1st glance, it looks comfortable to western elections. you can vote, and there are elect torrell lists. the cameras film, the top of attrition casting, as boat state media disseminate the image of a free and fair process. how many candidates are there from how many one to 2 threes,

12 doors besides pollutants united, russia party as a communist and a liberal opposition. both the authorities decide who's allowed to run according to the end your goals. the electoral commission has blocked the candidacy of 9000000 people in national and local pulse across the land. european council observers say this isn't democratic. meanwhile, supporters of georgia, tolstoy and pollutants party are confident of their victory. when you mention your position is the minority of the presidential election shows us what the majority thinks pretty related so much in school that this issue that's just 5000 people out of 150000000. when i was supposed to go on in our country, criminals aren't allowed in politics. that's why the opposition doesn't have any candidates without free elections. it's difficult to gauge how many supporters

prudent actually has the that's why young moscow activists are trying to document the suspect, elect, or fraud, despite fury and the consequences. the olga works and marketing. but today she's posing as a supporter of the oppositional communist party, the he of her games of junction component. i'm not a member of the c p, but i'm pretending to be so i can be here as an election observer. give us more, just a quote with this, wouldn't hire this this transparent box is one of thousands of mobile ballot boxes belonging to the russian. and the total commission of the they were introduced to make voting easier for the elderly during the corona virus pandemic. hello,

we're from the electoral commission, open the door, please upgrade specials to all those interested to know why millions of retired people are voting for peruvians party despite their major pensions the, the name of a governing party is candidate standing for re election is dimitri peps. off the the you mockery to patrol now? yes. where he so you can vote why you requested the visit. didn't you tell us? well now you yes, i remember who should i go for? i'll explain everything to you. oh, i've brought a pin. you can keep that margarita struggles to find

the name of the candidate just recommended to her. so i was so somebody think that the send it to did the nursing home a give you the name of the new me? yes. i heard cups of which no, great, why are you voting for him? there are plenty of other names on the list that you'll hear. i found him look, she's just voted for pest of the 2 election observer older. this is clearly a setup. elderly people are being systematically manipulated before elections, to choose candidates loyal to putting on you for that the that's my cellphone. so good bye. what do you come across next to a chosen candidate? did you already side says yeah, that was a i'm a grown woman and i'm voting for pep. so from united, russia. so please don't folders. i'll help you

from other system guy. and usually i grew up in the soviet union. sure. with us. i was in the communist party back then with us, but now i trust the put in party. this isn't well, they go by you and you do more space. the thing that's cool. i don't think russia is divided or you, but you're just my love you through g. there's a minority of young people who didn't experience the soviet union. i see who were born after it ended up. i thought, i believe was pete's in the some of them have no appreciation for national russian identity, and that's on the d. but i see you, our mistake was to allow a generation of 20 to 30 year olds to mix western culture with russian values. and good idea is that, but, and it's in the ceo, those teachers teaching this, there's a whole

lot of new cut them would assess these things differently. he was a comrade and friend of boys names off who was shot dead in front of the kremlin. in 2015. vladimir has survived to poison attack themselves and is on a permanent secret service surveillance. an opportunity for them to go by the way. i mean, when i'm on the phone, i know that there's always a 3rd party listening on the line. obviously it's kind of virginia, the state television also always knows who everything and where i am going to attempt to stay on those nights can feel up here with cameras and broadcast if i'm a to restore, he's a very mean chap ask us with that. can you believe say for example me and i said we're being funded by the west with the budget on this particular to, to june people sharing our property or condition and invest pressure. now my wife started asking for all the money is going on. why she hasn't seen any of it yet. we you know, some of the prescriptions. i don't hear that they're following or wiretapping me as

i start the new ideas it's psychological warfare. but after 2 attacks with me and michel substances being tail doesn't scare me anymore. no, thank you, most guy knew what's really going on in this country and who's behind it all started. in addition to the assassination attempt on vladimir cut, a motorcycle, there been numerous other poisoned attacks on members of the opposition since by may prudent became russian president in 2000. the most recent case wasn't so long ago in august 2020 alexi nova on the 1st seriously on a flight from siberia to moscow, the doctors at a hospital and on putting a volunteer in an induced coma. and he was phone out to berlin. the alexi and i've only made

a statement in may 2024 months after being poisoned. the pretty man i don't know. i mean, yeah, i mean records is most of i'm reading a lot of what's being written and basically in moscow quicker smoking. i'm surprised with the lens piece and is going to to prevents my returns and you've got a list of them way. so wasn't with them. just zillow, so i wish that i'm feeling better. today. i've decided to end my stay in germany by most of them. i'm with the i'm still young via them. i'll arrive at moscow airport on the 17th of january of 20. 21. don't mind. that's the sooner come and pick me up . but yeah, yeah. as long as most people raise some 5. yeah. the chairs, the older one or 2 was sponsoring of all this call to action. but her mother fear discovered that her daughter in trouble, the both are already familiar with

russian prisons. in 2017, those mother and daughter were arrested at a demonstration in downtown moscow. when our stories began to crack down more harshly and protest. 6 was this picture of the older became a symbol of the opposition, an innocent russian citizen, arrested for no reason the on this day in january of 2021. the active list arrived at moscow airport with thousands of other supporters of albany. children that is playing had been diverted . the protesters didn't hold back boots in,

you print bucket tour. alexei, no problem. he had been condemning corruption in russia for more than a decade. it's landed him in jail several times. this time you faced 2 and a half years in prison and the former lawyer has space more than the nerve agent attack. the opposition partition was the rest of the moment here, right back and russia the it was all in vain blower to sit. i'm going to was still arrested but while he was in germany of all me, prepared and out rages x was a, a good ne, just ready to be thrown the,

the purpose of the video to cause major problems for the kremlin and above all, put in. so i'm, it was, you'll see for yourself how much this man left luxury and money and that he's capable of. and the thing the investigation revealed, the russian presidents, megalomania whose family is embezzling public funds and how his cage, he'd be era friends, are lining their pockets. this doesn't align with the image of putting peddled by state media that of a modest and courageous head of state. the video which is just under 2 hours long has been viewed more than $100000000.00 times on youtube. in the few states across the country, more and more disaffected russians rally behind of only in protest against ramp and corruption. every request to demonstrate is blocked. this gives the authorities the power to intervene and arrest the participants. dear citizens,

we're here to ensure your safety. we have disperse, this is no legal gathering. nevertheless, older and her sister tanya, meet a friend. they know a lena from previous riley is thousands of people to take to the streets. many of them students peacefully expressing their opinions, but nonetheless, a great risk. the embrace and i've got a load of posters under my coat. yes, that's what i'm scared. i might be detained with the things to the n g o is at least i know the law. well, we're doing this discreetly. so the, the slogans read. i'm not afraid or we want freedom statements that wouldn't lead

to jail in other countries. just in case olga entered front of lena stay on the sidelines. 0 i had a bad feeling about this, don't you cut off the situation escalates? what does that, why are you taking her? without any warning, alina is seized by officers. tell me where you're taking her. to which station. what did you do? why are you taking her? through and you don't even know yourself because the we were just standing on the pavement. where are you taking my friend? especially, but thank you for your question. no, i'd like to make it clear once again. let's go, but everyone has the right to free expression at you show that this can only happen

within the existing legal framework. now, what i, what i'd say you will push was it in your, anyone going a step too far in this regard? just isn't just acting culture productively system, avoids them even the dangerously i think we're still going to look at you now personally dangerous. in the more than 20 years, i putin's been in power to successfully restricted the right of assembly. if to a more resume, critics meet that's enough to be labeled as an illegal demonstration. luckily, now by now you will pass along the encourages his supporters to take to the street and thereby break the law. this is how they then get caught up on the wheels of justice used to what did they must say name e cause yes, they are victims. that is the end of done but not a hooton's regime is they claim to is quite easy and look okay. but of their own stupidity, soaps in a group is to the arena,

was released after one night and a so she faced the heavy fine and a child at the moment. she's not doing too well financially for activism has cost her her job. and she's just trying to make ends meet the she's working in a dog, rooming parlor. she loves animals, but this job's a far cry from her actual expertise. yes, i'm an engineer in the midst all industry and i worked at and research institute. oh, i thought to them, yeah, they didn't find me, but i was forced to quit because of my political activism. almost died. yeah, that's correct. i help people who are arrested and i demonstrate the civil rights to my niece, and my bosses didn't like the fact that i was working for the position. i think one

day i was visited work by people from the f s. b. the domestic secret service alina lost, her trust in russian state media long ago. so like many young people, she gets their information from independent new sites online. they pin a completely different picture of pollutants, russia, bubbles findings of my grandparents watch tv all day. and you can use this, they can't conceive of the fact that what's being put in front of them might not be correct. and they think whatever's on tv is the truth. was no actual proof of insurance. and they actually, they tried to change my political views. we always ended up arguing nixon with these guys. i just avoid the subjects because i know this discussion won't lead any way you, but i'm always particularly, i mean,

my guess crazy man. eastern usually soviet times. no one believe the state propaganda ready to problem the people even laughed at the headlines and the see piece paper providence, you know, where to go down to the, to we're living in an empire full of lies except the whole machine runs much more efficiently and actually annual time, and i must confess, there's much more talents that play than in the past century. kremlin propaganda is still feeling. the majority of russians and influencing millions of people get those things talked about. there are also millions of people, especially the young who stopped believing putin's lies. i'm, we're seeing them at the demo. and i wanted to mention because older this information tactics no longer worked with this generation. the regime deploy is the fear factor. lena is example shows that this isn't just about losing a job or paying a fine. in the worst case scenario, she could end up serving

a longer prison sentence. something that's already happened to many other demonstrators. on the 27th of july 2019, for example, tens of thousands march to central moscow demanding that their candidate be allowed to run to the office of mayor. the police took a brutal approach intervening and making random arrest me. there were scuffles with the police which also involved igor, the young man and the jean shorts and grey t shirt. later, authorities claimed that the guard hit this police officer so hard. he could no longer stand up. as this footage clearly shows, it was a complete fabrication. nevertheless, hugo was sentenced to 3 years in prison together with many other demonstrators, the senior portrait this

chose, he's got one more year to serve, shows both young and the boy for egos partner dasha the spelled the end of their shared dream to contender. then yansa disease can we were planning to start our own tourism business of a commercial show for an around vacationers. we even wanted to buy a mini van. what don't you so here are 1st posts about it and what they've left or equal or was sentenced on next. he asked me to marry him, but i don't want to marry someone in a prison state media presented igor as a dangerous criminal. the public defamation of opposition members is typical of today's russia. family and friends are shocked at the har sentences headed down to innocent citizens. the task list of in the rochelle was often, isn't it? but we went for traders terrible people's immunization. and then after the trial,

i received the threats from others saying they wanted to shoot a burn or hang me just a moment. i'm with the fire and it took to produce people who make and implement these laws. had a shred of honesty, justice, or sense just natural eagle or would have been given a suspended sentence at the very most of them, most of them will fall and then when they have an approach of the prison holding ego is located in data abroad, formerly stolen grad, the, it's about 1000 kilometers from his home city of moscow, which means that few people can visit the video today. his lawyer has once again, made the long journey here to file an application for an early release at the relevant regional court. the,

the hearing appears comparable to western traditional systems. igor is able to give a statement via video link from prison. although he was eligible for parole months ago, state prosecutors oppose his release. be sending you guys and i see no reason why my client can be released early experience as i can't understand the prosecutor's reasoning or decent. the lawyer's words fall on deaf ears. the ego is good behavior also counts for nothing. i request that the court released me on probation. i've done everything i've been told to do in prison, and i don't know what else i'm supposed to do. it's

no surprise that the court denies the motion that the judge is about to retire. he won't be taking any more risks of the questions you have and you need to understand how you become a judge in russia. in the 1st place. she said throwing you there. all former justice officials in the 1st 1015 years of their careers. they see her closely judges and prosecutors work together opinion also, when they get to be judges themselves, they have to behave the same way only by the lack of an independent judiciary. these many russians defenseless against the tyranny of the state. when you must store everyone in this country newest that and 99 percent of criminal proceedings, the accused, despite of guilty official supreme court statistics said there's one acquittal for

every 10000 verdicts. from that, even during the styling era, the numbers look better as opposed to a scrape this machinery ever oppression. thousands of government critics have only one option. they have to flee russia by any means necessary. the 1000 kilometers to the west of most scout estonian, not for you and miscellaneous, were the 1st republics to win independence after the collapse of the soviet union in 1991. the baltics have remained a popular holiday destination for russians, or there's a significant rushing community in the region to this day, the

estonia, latvia, and miscellaneous, enjoying the e u. n. nato in 2004 fears that moscow could reassert historical territorial claims have existed here for a long time. not just since the annexation of crimea in 2014 or the attack, a large part of ukraine in 2022. the many dissidents have relocated to vilnius the capital of lithuania. the russians are granted political asylum here. located not far from independence square. this former russian k g b building has been turned into a museum. reminder of soviet repression. the,

the cells are similar to those use back there and to incarcerate these 3 men for their political views. it triggers a vivid nightmarish memories from mikhail, dimitri and vladimir the at $35.00 demetrius the oldest of the 3. he had to pay for his political activism with 14 years in prison, even though he didn't hurt anyone. he was a victim of the russian justice systems, despotism. the stuff doesn't look bad at all. i told you about the steel beds you can't sleep well on those

because they're too short on the infection. which one? it was exactly the same for me back then. but this has windows all the way up with you. i was tortured. are you in russia? confessions are beaten out of you without a basis to believe it's because i knew it is nice and there you were being very nice day for me. of course, with the word from one you don't, they are quite creative and hit you where it hurts the most. you know, they also use electricity from an old generator on it came up in august and i'm a washer. and the price of insurance was that applied? oh well we should i leave a union to the genitals normally, associates. it's sometimes to the face of i don't want to shoot split salt without . you're at the mercy of their ingenuity, fantastic,

or vine. yours isn't. and they know where it's most painful. sure, funny when you're at the about the site to the years as well. say it's a year loops or cheek can produce footage was found with a hidden camera in a russian prison. in the summer of 2017, several guards are torturing a naked man. when it went public, the film caused a scandal, but the perpetrators gone off with extremely lenient sentences, the capital one of them. but when you are cuz i wanted to kill myself to end the torture is for example, when there's another guy slashed my throat. this is house. it is not a lot like to die out. as i filed down the tooth brush handle and rammed into my neck, you were the fullest. and i just thought if i was going to die and if at all,

then it should at least be fast. okay, that's what she said in the dimitry was taken to the hospital eventually he managed to escape abroad like so many others the it's estimated that since 2008, some 1800000 russians have left their homeland, including some of the nation's best mines. do says, how does usually negative impact on the federations development? for example, sooner gay is a decision who now lives in bill news. he's an item network specialist like i'd or

he had to flee moscow in 2019 to avoid being jailed for joining an entry put in demonstration people today. some of you spend to 3 years in prison for nothing. if you're 25 or 30, those are your best years. you've got your whole life ahead of you. do you remember about the way for you? yeah, the most that i need, and so there's, there's no justice in that country and there's no security, a new economic development data and stores often and you can't be sure you won't end up in jail for being in the wrong place on the wrong time. i'll stay and i've used to beat that belongs to do to you, but i read all the time on twitter about people who want to leave you with or who you've already left. residing with them. these aren't regular workers, has to be. they're highly educated. people with university degrees, doctors, engineers, and so forth, things, and yet it varies the way our nation's going. a lot of people don't want to live there anymore. that's what i've used the depth. of course, i usually the

economist, sir. good, good. you have settled in paris, france, he was russia's envoy to the european bank for reconstruction and development. he was forced into exile after sharing comments, critical up pollutants in our circle, efficient enough. so i'm going to go to the line 2013. i said hopelessly that the nation must fight corruption. auction. that was yes, the friends told me that vladimir putin wasn't especially thrilled by that. most of the boss and he's often asked if he's concerned with the high numbers of educated people leaving russia. i think i got the right. his answer is always, you know, when we are a free country, he was not finding it, but generally the price for you. i don't want to show and it's obvious why he says that if so, it was anyone who's educated understands that russia is limping behind the rest of the world. what is the threat to his power? and for pretend it's better if people like that lived abroad. what goodness,

the way that you are looking to answer but criticism is growing within russia to, in regions where people's lives are a far cry from that of urban centers like moscow is leads to what i see life in russia is nothing but joy. uh, no, need to look anywhere else. daugherty lloyd vladimir exit off is an electrician and blogger, who comes from total pets, a small russian town of $13000.00 residents. his internet report on the poor state of his home has ruffled the feathers of the powerful needed to lose the lead. this is the true face of hooton's, russia. everything's destroyed. you see like this dairy farm was going to be secure . no more bombs are needed here. nato no longer needs to destroy russia, means the rest of the

flooding or a cut off had to secretly flew to the west across the border into lithuania. and now he's at a refugee center waiting for his asylum claim to be processed. usually i think i'm, i'm like a mini and of only that's what people called him. a lot of them i've only, i'm not running for any political office. feels like what just asked that the streets of my town be cleaned up for that i've been described as a public enemy. there was nothing else i could do. so i tried using humor. locals left those at the top didn't. so they took their revenge on me in their own way. but instead of responding to his concerns, the authorities arrested vladimir and charged him with extremism. she faced a long present term. the she only saw one way out, escaped. a stranger helped him out the technician

select somebody, contacted me through facebook and said he could help me. he wasn't an activist, just a regular citizen. motion and he drove with me through bellow roost to the lithuanian border to a lake. and i had a water proof rucksack and slippers with me. i jumped out of the moving car straight into the water and swim half a kilometer across the lake at night with gps. all wasteful. meanwhile, he and his son just carried on driving without stopping. just in case we've been followed or go to the we, i asked him, do you realize you're helping a criminal? and he answered negative. i'd like to teach my son about courage, realistic, me vladimir had to leave his wife and children behind. all because he spoke the truth about the misery of life and rule russia to

the who is this obama mediation, trump? i mean the way to, to the hell is that he's a nobody compared to putting aside there. just idiots of up here. they're nothing. vs got put in place them like up to it'll be a habit of good weed, but you would kind of look here. we often get power cuts and see if we can cope with that. when i see it, that's cuz we can manage without light toby, and that would mean imagine how the americans would feel that maybe they'd be finished, which is to be sure, i just don't get them here. because here the, according to official figures, the average monthly income in rural areas is equivalent to $300.00 euros, with no sign of an upswing as a show strings all put in can do with allude to the glory of long past victories during his commemorative speeches. but i cannot fall, and i'm not sure that i'm the enemy at the top of our nation,

invaded it to destroyers as a state and a nation. so that's, look, i come up celebrating the associated victory over nazi germany. doesn't make up the dissolution of the soviet union, the demonizing, the west tops of national pride, the because the us, we retreated from the west. every time i do agree, said forced it's economic and cultural model. and then as well as it's moral codes on to us in an aggressive manner model and then the rest and it's into people really believe that when evil pollutant is gone, you that'll be the end. would you eat that? russia will just submit to the west, which doesn't know that won't be the case. female school 2, or you may read them. so what is your new? they'd be the executioners are back in russia. we've always respected international law, but we'll defend our national interest with them. any price should match,

and that's something that means it is cheaper here as naples here, many regimes have been in power in russia. so there was sarcasm, beach, styling ism and everything after that using this moment jumbo started here shortly, i describe the current one as a post modern dictatorship with a pseudo democratic the side or the case with farcical elections and legal procedures. and the justice system resembling that of the soviet union. that is how much the, like, the

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