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CCP uses psych centers to punish: report

China’s use of psychiatric hospitals to imprison political advocates without due process remains routine, a rights group has said, accusing doctors and the healthcare system of colluding with authorities in punishing dissidents. Beijing authorities for decades used the country’s system of psychiatric hospitals, known as ankang (安康), to punish political prisoners. A report released on Tuesday by Madrid-based non-governmental organization Safeguard Defenders said the practice continues, despite reforms in the early 2010s that required medical assent and increased judicial oversight over China’s psychiatric care system. The majority of the data in the report come from interviews with victims and their families posted online

China accused of using psychiatric hospitals to punish activists

From Snake to Dog, five dark years for journalism in China

As China prepares to celebrate its New Year, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) points out that more than 50 journalists and bloggers are currently imprisoned and that, from the Year of the Snake (2013) to the Year of the Dog (2018), President Xi Jinping has built his authority on the ruins of the freedom to inform.

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