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In Russia, dozens of dissenters are held as psychiatric patients

Dozens of Russians are being subjected to compulsory psychiatric treatment due to their political views, according to lawyers and human rights groups.
Robert van Voren reported an increase in such cases to around 23 annually since 2022, compared to an average of 5 from 2015 to 2021.
The Russian rights group Memorial identified 48 people currently undergoing treatment for politically motivated reasons, most related to anti-war criticism.
Yekaterina Fatyanova claims she was pressured into treatment without her consent, stating, 'The aim of this whole thing is to defame me.

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In Russia, Dozens of Dissenters Are Held as Psychiatric Patients

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Dozens of Russian dissenters held as psychiatric patients, lawyers say

Practice echoes method of control used widely in the Soviet Union and known as ‘punitive psychiatry’

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In Russia, dozens of dissenters are held as psychiatric patients

Dozens of Russians are being subjected to compulsory psychiatric treatment because of their political views, according to lawyers and human rights groups - a trend they say has gathered pace since the start of the war in Ukraine.

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Russia Revives Soviet-Era Forced Psychiatric Treatment to Silence Dissidents

The Soviet-era practice of forced psychiatric treatment seems to be resurfacing in Russia as a tool to punish activists and opposition figures, The Moscow Times reported on February 20. Russian courts have sentenced at least 49 people to forced psychiatric treatment on political grounds, according to the news outlet, citing the Memorial Human Rights Center . The Memorial organization stated that Russian authorities exploit mental health diagnos…

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