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China "Routinely" Uses Psychiatric Hospitals To Punish Activists: Report
China's use of psychiatric hospitals to imprison activists without due process remains routine, a rights group has said, accusing doctors and the healthcare system of colluding with authorities in punishing dissidents.
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Anorexic Woman Weighing 69 Pounds Has A Right To Starve, Court Rules
The 69-pound woman has battled anorexia for the majority of her life. In her preschool dance classes, she compared the size of her thighs to other girls' limbs, and when she was 13, she started purging.
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Fire At Russian Psychiatric Hospital Kills 23: Ministry
A fire at a psychiatric hospital in southern Russia killed 23 people, the country's emergencies ministry said today.
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Shrien Dewani Leaves South Africa After Honeymoon Murder Acquittal
British businessman Shrien Dewani flew out of South Africa on Tuesday, a day after he was acquitted of murdering his bride during their honeymoon in a case that sparked international attention.
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Inmate Died After Seven Days in New York City Cell
After a mentally ill Bradley Ballard made a lewd gesture to a female guard at the Rikers Island jail, he was locked in his cell alone for seven increasingly agitated days in which he was denied some of his medication, clogged his toilet so that it overflowed, stripped off his clothes and tied a rubber band tightly around his genitals.
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China "Routinely" Uses Psychiatric Hospitals To Punish Activists: Report
China's use of psychiatric hospitals to imprison activists without due process remains routine, a rights group has said, accusing doctors and the healthcare system of colluding with authorities in punishing dissidents.
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Anorexic Woman Weighing 69 Pounds Has A Right To Starve, Court Rules
The 69-pound woman has battled anorexia for the majority of her life. In her preschool dance classes, she compared the size of her thighs to other girls' limbs, and when she was 13, she started purging.
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Fire At Russian Psychiatric Hospital Kills 23: Ministry
A fire at a psychiatric hospital in southern Russia killed 23 people, the country's emergencies ministry said today.
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Shrien Dewani Leaves South Africa After Honeymoon Murder Acquittal
British businessman Shrien Dewani flew out of South Africa on Tuesday, a day after he was acquitted of murdering his bride during their honeymoon in a case that sparked international attention.
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Inmate Died After Seven Days in New York City Cell
After a mentally ill Bradley Ballard made a lewd gesture to a female guard at the Rikers Island jail, he was locked in his cell alone for seven increasingly agitated days in which he was denied some of his medication, clogged his toilet so that it overflowed, stripped off his clothes and tied a rubber band tightly around his genitals.
