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Is it because they are indifferent, they don't really care? or is it because they are scared, because they see what's happening to those who do find the courage to protest? i cannotjudge because i know that the results of those opinion polls that are offered to the west, again, by propaganda, and that show the 80—something percent of support for putin's war in ukraine, those are opinion polls conducted in a near—totalitarian state by state—controlled pollsters. and i do not believe that the results of such pollsters can be trustworthy. i know that there is a countless number of smaller a...

Express any protest because what is there to protest against? so, in... this is a very common practice. over 170, i believe, organisations and people have been declared foreign agents since february and there have been a number before that. 22 organisations and people have been declared by russian authorities undesirables and ten organisations as extremists. so this is what the regime is doing, to portray these people as traitors. and vladimir himself was declared a foreign agent in april. at the same time, when he was declared a prisoner of conscience by amnesty international. erm, again in s...

Talking about mass repression in russia, talking about the number of political prisoners and the illegitimate character of the so—called referendum that allowed vladimir putin make himself into a tsar, basically. vladimir�*s mind—set, well, he's a fighter, he's a fighter, and all those charges against him will not break him. it is impossible... you know, the russian government tried to kill him twice for his tireless advocacy for the introduction of personal, targeted sanctions against thieves and murderers of the regime. the magnitsky sanctions. for that the current russian authorities ...

Well, i would say to this that there is consistent streak of opposition in russia. since february, almost 20,000 people have been arbitrarily detained for protesting against the war. and the number of political prisoners in russia, according to memorial, is today 513 people that are persecuted for their political views and religious beliefs. and i would say that those numbers are big and they are showing that there is opposition. there's no doubt most of those arrested, indeed, roughly three quarters were arrested in the first few weeks of the war. as i say, things appear to have changed. and ...

Venue, police think they have a,000 potential witnesses and they're keen to hear from them. potential witnesses and they're keen to hearfrom them. they potential witnesses and they're keen to hear from them. they especially want images people took, in the hope they will offer clues. a special web—site has been set up so people can submit footage and photographs. tonight, a single bouquet of roses has been left by a member of staff. crush events like this are very rare. 0fficers crush events like this are very rare. officers are trying fathom how events unfolded. specialist officers are offer...