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Re:Julian Assange “slowly dying” and “often sedated” in Belm... by ChrisSD on Saturday December 28, 2019 @08:39AM (#21898823)
> By what authority, or on what pretext, Assange is being tranquilised, and kept isolated, remains unknown

I'm going to go out on a limb and say "ill health".

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Re:Julian Assange “slowly dying” and “often sedated” in Belm... by jellicle on Saturday December 28, 2019 @10:52AM (#21899479)
Which health conditions are improved by solitary confinement?
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Re:Julian Assange “slowly dying” and “often sedated” in Belm... by ChrisSD on Saturday December 28, 2019 @02:14PM (#21901006)
He was moved to a medical ward. He's not in solitary confinement.

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/05/30/jasa-m30.html

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Re:Julian Assange “slowly dying” and “often sedated” in Belm... by actsof on Saturday December 28, 2019 @11:39AM (#21899827)
Not that it improves the condition, but psychosis leading to violent outbursts could be used to justify it. Anti-psychotics are also usually sedative in nature, which would explain the rest.
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Re:Julian Assange “slowly dying” and “often sedated” in Belm... by banads on Saturday December 28, 2019 @12:16PM (#21900107)
That same justification was used against political dissidents in the Soviet Union

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_abuse_of_psychiatr...

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Re:Julian Assange “slowly dying” and “often sedated” in Belm... by jessaustin on Monday December 30, 2019 @08:20AM (#21913149)
Sure, but Russians are bad [0]. Western governments are good. So it's totally different!

[0] So we're told by noted perjurer (it's OK because he's good) DNI James Clapper!

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