<< THE SECOND TRIAL >> The child’s voice failed to be heard not just by the chairman of Petrozavodsk City Council Bondarchuk, while the court heard the girl’s statement about how much she loved her adoptive father. As for unlawful threat to privacy, the Karelian children's ombudsman Sarayev did not, for some reason, try to … Continue reading What We’ve Uncovered [2]
Month: July 2020
What we’ve uncovered [1]
Nikita GIRIN, 13 July 2020 Novaya gazeta The historian Yury DMITRIEV was accused of touching his foster daughter’s genital area on several occasions;At the age of eight the girl suffered episodes of involuntary urination (enuresis);DMITRIEV touched the child’s genital area to check if her underwear was dry when he could smell urine, after which he … Continue reading What we’ve uncovered [1]
Last Words
In his last words to the court on 8 July DMITRIEV explained his own background and how this influenced his work and his decision to foster three-year-old Natasha. (Text first published by Meduza.) Thisis already the second time I've made a closing statement in this endless trial. I'd like to clarify my position and, if … Continue reading Last Words
Three years, 6 months
On Wednesday, 22 July 2020, in a damp and windy Petrozavodsk, Victor Anufriev briefly addressed a large crowd of journalists and cameramen and women outside the City Court. According to BELSAT journalist Marina Makarova he indicated that his client Yury DMITRIEV had been found guilty and sentenced to three years six months' imprisonment. Taking into … Continue reading Three years, 6 months
Brutal persecution of Dmitriev and foster daughter Natasha revealed
The verdict is due tomorrow in what a huge number of prominent Russians have called one of the grubbiest political trials in the country, writes Halya Coynash. Modern Russia has long been imprisoning people for their civic position or beliefs, but the case of renowned historian of the Terror and Memorial activist, Yury DMITRIEV, stands … Continue reading Brutal persecution of Dmitriev and foster daughter Natasha revealed
The Dmitriev Affair 