Putin Is Resorting To 'Soviet-Era Psychiatric Tactics' To Quash Dissent, UN Says

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68d152c2140000ecae5c5a78.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting at the Kremlin in Russia, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025." data-caption="Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting at the Kremlin in Russia, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025." data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting at the Kremlin in Russia, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><a href="news/vladimir-putin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vladimir Putin’s</a><a href="news/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Russia</a> is resorting to Soviet-era methods to quash anti-war protesters, according to the <a href="news/united-nations" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">United Nations.</a></p><p>Moscow has been cracking down on any resistance to its barbaric war in <a href="news/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ukraine</a> ever since it invaded the neighbouring nation back in 2022.</p><p>And now the UN’s special rapporteur on rights in Russia, Mariana Katzarova, has told reporters in Geneva this week that Moscow’s state-sponsored repression is inspired by the oppressive tactics seen during the USSR.</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/russia-revives-soviet-era-tactics-quash-dissent-says-un-expert-2025-09-22/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">She said: </a>“Punitive psychiatry has returned as a tool against anti-war voices.”</p><p>Pointing to