Bad news! As if the Soviet Union still exists!
When will the people of Belarus finally get rid of Alexander Lukashenko (age 72)!
"Belarus is holding ~22 political prisoners in psychiatric hospitals, per human rights groups who say the prisoners are reportedly undergoing compulsory psychiatric treatment and being confined indefinitely outside the country's conventional prison system. ..."
"Locking up critics and opponents in psychiatric facilities has long been a method utilized by oppressive governments across the former Soviet bloc. According to right defenders and doctors, that legacy of punitive psychiatry has found a modern resurgence in Belarus.
At least 22 people recognized as political prisoners by Belarusian human rights defenders are reportedly undergoing compulsory psychiatric treatment, a measure that can leave them confined indefinitely outside the country's conventional prison system.
Their alleged offenses include insulting government officials, aiding activities deemed extremist by authorities, removing state flags, and committing alleged terrorism-related offenses.
Unlike conventional prison sentences, compulsory psychiatric treatment has no predetermined end date. ..."
Alexander Lukashenko (Source)
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