Authorities in the Siberian city of Novokuznetsk forcibly placed noted activist and blogger Igor Gorlanov in a psychiatric clinic on unspecified grounds for a third time since 2019, lawyer Aleksei Pryanishnikov said on February 5. Gorlanov has been known for his open criticism of local and federal authorities, including President Vladimir Putin. In August 2023, a court in Novokuznetsk ordered the Finance Ministry to pay Gorlanov 100,000 rubles ($1,100) for an illegal one-month placement in a psychiatric clinic in December 2019. His lawyers said at the time that while in the clinic, Gorlanov's health deteriorated due to forced injections of unknown substances. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
Siberian Activist Forcibly Placed In Psychiatric Clinic Again
Russian activist and blogger Igor Gorlanov (file photo)