According to official figures, during the construction of Belomor, the White Sea Canal, 2.24% of the prisoners in the BelBaltlag camp complex died in 1931 (1,438 persons), 2.03% died in 1932 (2,010 persons) and in 1933, due to famine in the USSR and the rapidly approaching deadline to finish the project, 10.56% of the prison … Continue reading Deaths on the White Sea Canal, 1931-1933
Month: October 2017
Vladimir Martynov (video)
The 60th video clip made in supportof Yury Dmitriev is by the composer Vladimir Martynov: https://youtu.be/n3CAtw8wBgM “I've not met Yury Dmitriev, but this case has already reached such proportions that I have also become concerned. Especially since the charges are such a cliche. They are being used, in fact, to conceal the resistance of certain … Continue reading Vladimir Martynov (video)
Accusations of child sexual abuse
As the Dmitriev trial got under way this summer, journalist Maria Eismont concluded an article about the case ("Dmitriev should be a State-Prize nominee", 6 June 2017) with the following words: "There is another important thing about the Dmitriev case: the charge his persecutors chose for him. He was not charged with 'extremism' or 'separatism', … Continue reading Accusations of child sexual abuse
The charges
Between 1 June 2017 and 5 April 2018, YURY DMITRIEV was on trial in Petrozavodsk charged under Article 242.2 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code (“Use of a minor for the purposes of preparing pornography”) and Article 135 (“Perverted acts without the use of force against a minor”). For further details of these laws and … Continue reading The charges
Sign the petition!
On 13 December 2016, Yuri Dmitriev, historian, GULAG scholar, and chairman of the Karelian Memorial Society, was arrested in Petrozavodsk on the basis of an anonymous denunciation. He spent five months in detention before his case went to court on 1 June 2017. [... ] We ask: For an independent and qualified expert evaluation of … Continue reading Sign the petition!
The Dmitriev Affair 