residents under a brutal lockdown. for that, 38-year-old juhng jong has been languishing behind bars for 18 months, now on a hunger strike and on the brink of death. her family and lawyer filing a petition for medical parole in the hope of saving her life. in early february 2020, jong, a lawyer turned activist, highlighted harsh realities on the ground. she posted more than 100 clips on youtube, showing hospitals flooded with desperate patients and shops empty. translator: maybe i have a rebellious soul. why can t i film that? i was just documenting the truth. why can t i show the truth? reporter: in may of last year, authorities detained zhang, then putting her on trial for picking quarrels and provoking trouble, a charge often used to silence government critics. ko according to the verdict seen by cnn, officials accused zhang of recklessly fabricating and
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was hailed as a victory of people power but in the years that followed, democracy failed to root itself in russia. that is partly because life became so tough here that in the eyes of many russians, the very concept of democracy became discredited. but it is also because for those running russia today, authoritarian rule is back in fashion. this year, the authorities cracked down hard on anti government protests. and there have been police raids on government critics. so, where does that leave democracy? for many here a distant memory. this monument honours the three men killed in the 1991 coup. there are few visitors. there seems to be little interest in this moment in history when russians embraced freedom. steve rosenberg, bbc news. the fishing industry in southern france is becoming increasingly concerned about the spread of a foreign invader.