YURY DMITRIEV has been acquitted of charges relating to the production of child pornography but, as his attorney Victor Anufriev predicted earlier today, the verdict delivered this afternoon by Judge Marina Nosova imposes conditions, for example, that will restrict the historian's freedom of movement for some while yet. The exact terms of these conditions will … Continue reading Dmitriev acquitted
Month: April 2018
“Dmitriev will remain free, but …”
Natalia Dyomina asks Dmitriev attorney VICTOR ANUFRIEV what he expects the outcome of the trial will be today, Thursday, 5 April 2018. "Victor Mikhailovich, what do you expect today?" "That Dmitriev will remain free, but the form in which this is achieved could be most varied." Victor ANUFRIEV, Dmitriev's defence attorney since December 2016 "What … Continue reading “Dmitriev will remain free, but …”
Sandarmokh, 28 March 2018
The day after Xenia At was among a hundred DMITRIEV supporters crowded into the corridor of the Petrozavodsk City Courthouse, she made the trip to Sandarmokh and took these photos. Late winter in Russia. The snow is still thick on the ground, but the sky has turned from grey to blue.
“I love with you all my heart”: Yury Dmitriev’s Final Word in court
Despite repeated forensic analysis to the contrary, the Russian historian has spent 13 months in pre-trial detention on child pornography charges (writes Natalia Shkurenok). On 27 March 2018, the final hearing was held in the prosecution of Russian historian and rights defender YURY DMITRIEV. Dmitriev, who has been instrumental in investigating Karelia’s Gulag past, was … Continue reading “I love with you all my heart”: Yury Dmitriev’s Final Word in court
The Dmitriev Affair 