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Troublemakers: Drugged, Framed and Detained

How psychiatric hospitals are being used to silence political critics in China

A 大象传媒 Eye investigation has uncovered how psychiatric hospitals are being used to silence China鈥檚 critics.
China鈥檚 Mental Health Law, passed in 2012, was meant to stop the abuse of psychiatric detention.
大象传媒 Eye goes undercover to gather evidence that doctors are colluding with Chinese police to lock away protestors.

Presenter: Nyima Pratten
Producer: Ly Truong, Ruth Evans
Editors: Rebecca Henschke
Sound engineer: Neil Churchill

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27 minutes

On radio

Thu 30 Jan 2025 10:32GMT

Broadcasts

  • Thu 30 Jan 2025 10:32GMT
  • Sun 2 Feb 2025 19:32GMT