Unfilled women have been clubbed in the head by police when they walk on the streets. The prisons are now so full that warehouses are being used as detention centres and passed the spy report hearing screams coming from them. Each line is taken from messages which have been posted online which describe the hopes and fears of the protesters.
Unrest is only spreading and the authorities trying to quell it are looking increasingly desperate. We hear from one protester among many who are racked by fear but motivated by hope. The leader of the shadowy Wagner Group of mercenaries has revealed himself; we ask why. And a look at how few workers call in sick these days.
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