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Belarus Holding At Least 22 Political Prisoners In Psychiatric Hospitals
Original: Belarus Holding At Least 22 Political Prisoners In Psychiatric Hospitals, Rights Groups Say
Belarusian human rights groups report that authorities are holding at least 22 political prisoners in psychiatric hospitals, a Soviet-era practice of punishing dissent through forced psychiatric confinement. Rights advocates say the detainees are being held without proper medical justification, and the figure may understate the real number. The revelation adds to growing documentation of repression under Alexander Lukashenko's government following the 2020 crackdown on opposition figures and protesters.
Why now: Rights groups have just released new figures showing psychiatric confinement is being used as a tool of political repression in Belarus.
BelarusAlexander LukashenkoBelarusian human rights groupspolitical prisoners
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- Belarus Holding At Least 22 Political Prisoners In Psychiatric Hospitals, Rights Groups Say · Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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