Russia revives Soviet-era psychiatric punishment: Crimean Tatars, dissenters suffer

By Michael Colborne
Updated September 14 2016 - 8:18am, first published 7:22am
Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky. Photo: Maksim Belousov/Commons
Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky. Photo: Maksim Belousov/Commons
Russian criminals undergo psychiatric evaluations in Russia in an undated photo. Photo: Getty
Russian criminals undergo psychiatric evaluations in Russia in an undated photo. Photo: Getty

Speaking last week after his release from a forced stay in a Crimean psychiatric hospital, Ilmi Umerov didn't hold back.

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