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195 pages, Paperback
First published September 11, 2017
I think about fate. About how many prisoners who protested have died and now lie in the ground. It is just an illusion that you go on hunger strike to achieve results. Yes. that's how it begins but, later, you realize that it's not for the imagined outcome, but for the very right to protest. A narrow sliver of a right, in a huge field of injustice and mistreatment. You also realize that your right will always be just a narrow sliver in the field. Not there, with the majority. But I love this sliver of freedom, however little it's noticed by those on the other side of the wall. [172]
Defense lawyer: 'I summon the witnesses for the defense.'
Prosecutor: 'Objection. I request that the summons be denied.'
Judge: 'Every one of them?'
Prosecutor: 'Every on of them.'
The judge bars the witnesses for the defense from entering the courtroom and orders that those who are already present be removed by the Spetsnaz team. [100]
If you hear someone talking about ‘humane’ treatment in Russian prisons, block your ears and turn away. Even better, challenge it as the lie that it is. Because there are no words to describe the eyes of a person pumped full of Aminazine. It’s as if their tears are frozen in place.