Democratic Movement Goes Silent

After a few months of loud opposition against the leader's regime, calling for public elections and more liberal laws on freedom of assembly and speech, the movement seems to have fallen apart. People now express more concern about the stability of the nation if such reforms were to take place, with those who clamor for democracy being seen more as troublemakers than everything else. More mysteriously, many of the leading figures of the movement appear to have gone missing or stopped their work suddenly. Perhaps some of them chose to go into exile when they saw the failure of their efforts. Regardless, the government denies all knowledge and involvement.