Larisa Arap

Larisa Arap (Russian: Лари́са Ива́новна Ара́п; born in 1958) is a Russian opposition activist who became a victim of involuntary commitment in the psychiatric facilities of Murmansk and Apatity, soon after publishing her article about mistreatment of patients in the same hospital where she was committed in July, 2007.[1][2][3][4][5][6] She was released after 46 days of confinement, on August 20, 2007.[7][8]

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  7. ^ "Russian Journalist Released From Psychiatric Clinic". Radio Free Europe. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
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