Aleksandr Gabyshev, a member of Russia’s far eastern Yakut ethnic group and a practitioner of Siberian shamanism, has been indefinitely confined to a mental institution after losing an appeal in Russian courts in late September, Amnesty International has reported.
Washington Post: Russia confines Siberian shaman to mental hospital for challenging Putin
(FILES) A picture taken on Aug. 20, 2010 shows a shaman of Tyva Republic attending a shamanistic ritual ceremony at sacred site outside Kyzyl. Siberian shaman has been indefinitely confined to a mental institution for opposing Russian President Vladimir Putin, human rights activists say.
