On 11 October state media reported new figures - that 2,100 people have been arrested and 700 already released.

Campaigns have to report figures on donations and spending only every three months, so a current comparison is not available.

The news media can report figures only from others; it does not have the access needed to compile its own numbers.

As of June 1992, the last time it reported figures, that percentage was down to 4.8.

At the same time, some districts are under pressure to report artificially low figures, for political reasons.

The government will report official figures on compensation next week.

The institute will report final figures later this month.

Since then the paper has reported figures around 350,000.

Other studies last month had reported figures of more than 6 million.

Other departments around the state were reporting similar figures, far above normal.