Protest participant Natalia Shamina was hospitalized and tied to a…
Protest participant Natalia Shamina was hospitalized and tied to a bed after a rally in Moscow. The head of the Novosibirsk branch of the VOOPIiK was detained on July 25 at an event near the monument to Cyril and Methodius, where she announced a hunger strike with a poster reading 'Hunger strike for the heritage'.
Consensus
- Natalia Shamina was detained on July 25 in Moscow after announcing a hunger strike at the monument to Kirill and Methodius.
- She was taken from the police station in Kitay-gorod district to psychiatric hospital No. 1.
- The detention followed her protest against legislation allowing regional authorities to remove cultural heritage sites from state protection.
- Both prosecutors and a judge found no legal grounds for her psychiatric hospitalization.
- Shamina was released after the court hearing, which took place in the hospital.
- She had previously participated in multiple pickets related to this law.
Points of divergence
- Shamina was forced to undress completely upon arrival at the psychiatric hospital and placed in a ward with mentally ill patients; she claimed that one patient threatened violence against her, and others were severely disoriented. — tg_doxajournal
- On July 27, Shamina was forcibly injected and tied to her bed by medical staff, which she believes was an attempt to provoke a psychiatric episode for legal justification of treatment. — tg_doxajournal
- Shamina's phone was disconnected during the hospitalization period, preventing contact with her associates. — novaya_eu
- The law in question had already been approved by the State Duma and the Federation Council before being signed by Putin on July 26. — tg_istories_media
Coverage (5 sources)
- Protest defender Natalia Shamina was placed in a psychiatric hospital and tied to a bed after a rally in Moscow — DOXA
- Novosibirsk anti-fascist activists declare hunger strike — one of them taken to psychiatric hospital — Говорит НеМосква
- Land protection activist sent to psychiatric hospital after hunger strike; she protested a law that would simplify the demolition of historical monuments — Новая газета Европа
- Natalia Shamina, a city protection officer, was placed in a psychiatric hospital after being detained — Важные истории
- Environmental defender taken from police station to psychiatric hospital in Moscow after declaring hunger strike against revocation of protected status for cultural heritage sites — SOTAvision
Key entities
- Moscow
- Natasha Shamina
- Natalia Shamina
- Kirill
- Kитай-gorod
- VOOPIK
- Grazhdanok
- Chairperson of the Novosibirsk Branch
- Sotavision
- From the Department
- VooPiK