Tag: Pyschiatry

RBTH: How effective is Russian drive to combat ISIS recruiters?

Children, Adoptions, Orphans, Health, Alcohol, Smoking, AIDS, Epidemics, Iraq, Mideast, North Africa, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Terrorism
Map of Area Spanning Portions of Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, highlighting military engagements against ISIL

People in both Russian diplomatic circles and the security forces have been describing Islamic State (ISIS) as a “real threat” for a long time now. On Aug. 1 a hotline will start working in Russia for those whose friends or family members have joined ISIS. With experts warning that ISIS cannot be defeated with force alone, RBTH found out what […]

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Whistle-Blower’s Case Revives Concerns Of Punitive Psychiatry In Russia

Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Health, Alcohol, Smoking, AIDS, Epidemics, Human Rights, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections
Kremlin and St. Basil's

(RFE/RL – rferl.org – April 18, 2013 – Robert Coalson) The whole process took less than an hour. At 10:26 a.m. on March 18, Lyudmila Popkova was handed a piece of paper ordering her to appear before Moscow Judge Tatyana Neverova. At 11 a.m. the same day. Hustled off to court by investigators, Popkova spent 15 minutes in front of […]

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