[ChrisSD]

> 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".

[jellicle]

Which health conditions are improved by solitary confinement?

[ChrisSD]

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

[actsof]

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.

[banads]

That same justification was used against political dissidents in the Soviet Union

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

[jessaustin]

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!