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2012

In the USSR, the authorities routinely declared political dissidents as suffering from schizophrenia and confined them in mental institutions.

Witness speaks to Victor Davidov, a dissident who survived the experience, and to the international campaigner who helped win his release.

BBC Radio

12 April 2012
Dichtbij Nederland Radio NTR
Robert van Voren en de psychiatrie in Rusland
(Dutch)

1 October 2010 
GIP in the VPRO guide 
WEG BOZE GEESTEN
Winners of Mental Health Battle back from Burundi
(Dutch)

10 October 2009 
GIP in the Telegraaf 
Theo Lammers in Russian Prisons 
(Dutch)

05 August 2009 
GIP in the PRIVÉ 
Maureen du Toit in South Africa
(Dutch)

01 May 2009 Nederlands Dagblad
book review 'On Dissidents and Madness'
(Dutch)

10 April 2009
Volkskrant
interview with Robert van Voren 
(Dutch)

Radio interviews:

03 August 2009
Radio 1 - Dit is de dag
Interview Robert van Voren
'Ik wilde graag gearresteerd worden'

19 April 2009
Radio 1
Interview Robert van Voren
Misbruik van de psychiatrie

GIP on TV:

25 June 2009
SBS 6 Shownews
Maureen du Toit in South Africa