Semen Gluzman, a renowned psychiatrist, human rights activist, and Soviet dissident, passed away in Kyiv at the age of 79. He died at Oleksandrivska Hospital after being hospitalized. His daughter, Yuliya, announced his death. BBC News Ukraine reports on this.
According to her, Semen Gluzman was brought to the hospital by ambulance, and later the family was informed of his death. No other details have been released at this time.
Semen Gluzman: the death of a moral authority in Ukraine
The information about the human rights activist's death was previously confirmed by former MP Boryslav Bereza and MP Mykola Knyazhytskyi. The news was also confirmed by close individuals from Semen Gluzman's family, including Myroslav Marynovych, who knew him well.
Mykola Knyazhytskyi mentioned in a post that Gluzman had a complicated character, but a 'light and pure conscience,' and he recalled his principled stance during Soviet times when he publicly opposed the use of punitive psychiatry.
Soviet dissident and psychiatrist: a path of resistance to the system
In the 1970s, Semen Gluzman ended up in prison at the age of 25. This was due to his professional and moral beliefs: he stated that General Petro Hyryhorenko was mentally healthy and was being repressed through punitive psychiatry. For this, Gluzman himself became a political prisoner and served his sentence alongside other prisoners of conscience.
He is considered one of the moral authorities of modern Ukraine. The events of his youth shaped Semen Gluzman's further life, dedicated to defending human rights, professional ethics, and fighting against repressive practices.
It is noteworthy that in November 2025, Anton Stasyv was killed in battles with the Russian army, the grandson of the prominent political prisoner Levko Lukyanenko.