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Troublemakers: Drugged, Framed and Detained

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

A BBC Eye investigation has uncovered how psychiatric hospitals are being used to silence China’s critics.
China’s Mental Health Law, ed in 2012, was meant to stop the abuse of psychiatric detention.
BBC 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
BBC Eye producer: Alex Matholie
Editor: Rebecca Henschke
Sound engineer: Neil Churchill

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27 minutes

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Sun 2 Feb 2025 19:32GMT

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