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Belarus Holds At Least 22 Political Prisoners In Psychiatric Hospitals

Original: Belarus Holding At Least 22 Political Prisoners In Psychiatric Hospitals, Rights Groups Say

Rights groups say Belarusian authorities are confining at least 22 political prisoners in psychiatric hospitals, a Soviet-era practice used to silence dissent without formal trial proceedings. The detainees reportedly include people arrested for anti-government activism since the 2020 disputed election and subsequent crackdown. Human rights organizations are calling the practice abuse of psychiatry for political purposes and demanding the immediate release of those held.

Why now: Fresh documentation by rights groups of political detainees being forcibly placed in psychiatric facilities in Belarus has drawn attention to ongoing repression there.

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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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