Journalist Describes Raid and Heavy Protest Crackdown (Full Transcript)

A photojournalist recounts a dawn raid, confiscation of decades of work, and witnessing huge protests met with tear gas and sound bombs.

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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Tell me about your safety now. I know the authorities raided your home. Do you fear you'll be arrested?

[00:00:07] Speaker 2: The day that they attacked my flat I was sleeping and it was very early in the morning I don't know why but I was really shocked and they took all of my equipment all of all the photos that I have taken in these 25 years as a photojournalist And I'm not feeling safe at all.

[00:00:28] Speaker 1: Tell me about what you witnessed During the protests. What did you see and hear?

[00:00:34] Speaker 2: I've never seen such a crowd In in in these 25 years that I'm working as a photojournalist. It was incredible a huge number of people hundred thousands of people were on the street little by little Security forces started to shoot tear gases they started to shoot a lot of tear gases and sound bomb and It was it was a lot. I think It was one tear gas for every person. I couldn't really believe it The main question is what can we do? What what we have to do? Why how we can continue like this and we are tired

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A photojournalist describes a dawn raid on their apartment in which authorities seized equipment and decades of photographs, leaving them feeling unsafe and fearful. They recount witnessing massive protests with hundreds of thousands in the streets and security forces responding with heavy use of tear gas and sound bombs. The speaker expresses disbelief at the scale of repression and exhaustion, asking what people can do to continue under such conditions.

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Key Takeaways

Authorities raided the photojournalist’s home at dawn and confiscated equipment and 25 years of photos.
The photojournalist reports feeling unsafe and worried about potential arrest.
Protests drew extraordinarily large crowds, described as hundreds of thousands of people.
Security forces used extensive tear gas and sound bombs to disperse demonstrators.
The speaker conveys exhaustion and uncertainty, questioning how society can continue amid repression.

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Negative: The tone is fearful and distressed, emphasizing a sense of danger after a home raid and describing overwhelming force used against protesters, coupled with fatigue and uncertainty about the future.

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