A Russian rights movement said on May 16 that police detained activist Olga Suvorova in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk while she was visiting a doctor following surgery and took her to a psychiatric clinic against her will for unknown reasons. According to the Myagkaya Sila (Soft Power) movement, police detained Suvorova to prevent her from participating in a gathering of the Rassvet (Dawn) political party led by would-be presidential candidate Yekaterina Duntsova, whose registration for the March presidential election was rejected by election officials. Suvorova is an active member of Duntsova’s party. She has faced police pressure in the past. To read the original story by RFE/RL's North.Realities, click here.
Police Take Siberian Activist To Psychiatric Clinic Against Her Will
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