Imagine the air raid sirens go off, the bombs start falling.

Right. 

If you're a civilian, you run for shelter. You try to find safety somewhere. But now I want you to imagine you're a political prisoner. The sirens go off, the ground is literally shaking, the guards flee their posts and instead of opening the gates to let you seek cover you hear the hiss of blow torches. 

God. 

Yeah. They are actively welding your cell doors shut.

It's, it's a horrifying reality and it's happening right now. We are looking at a population that is dealing with the catastrophic damage and destruction of war while simultaneously facing a doubled wave of domestic repression. 

And mass arrests. Right? 

Exactly. Mass arrests by the ruling regime. They are essentially trapped. 

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