South Korea: Health fears for detained woman with cancer: Kim Hye-young

A woman in South Korea with thyroid cancer has developed mental health problems while in detention, after the authorities failed to give her appropriate dosages of medication. Kim Hye-young is not receiving adequate treatment, but the authorities have not allowed her to be treated outside the detention facility. Kim Hye-young was detained after taking part in a peaceful demonstration in Seoul.

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