Russian attempts to discredit Yury DMITRIEV are proving increasingly futile, writes Halya Coynash. On 10 December the renowned historian of the Soviet Terror and head of the Karelia branch of the Memorial Society was named as one of the 15 laureates of the prestigious Franco-German Prize for Human Rights for 2020. Read More ...
Month: December 2020
Anufriev gives detail of Cassation Appeal
At the third attempt the Cassation Court in St Petersburg has allowed the appeal submitted by Yury DMITRIEV and his lawyer Victor Anufriev to go forward for examination. A report in the Kommersant newspaper (14 December 2020) quotes Anufriev as saying that DMITRIEV “had submitted one appeal against all the previous decisions reached by the … Continue reading Anufriev gives detail of Cassation Appeal
Dmitriev awarded Franco-German Prize
"Every year since 2016, to mark Human Rights Day* [10 December], Germany and France have jointly presented the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law. Whether they be a human rights defender, a journalist or a lawyer: this award recognises the efforts of all those who work tirelessly every day to advance … Continue reading Dmitriev awarded Franco-German Prize
Timeline (2), 2018-2021
2018 14 June -- DMITRIEV's acquittal on charges of child pornography (Article 242.3) and perverted acts with a minor (135) overturned by Supreme Court of Karelia. Football World Cup opens in Russia. Sergei Koltyrn (1953-2020) 28 June -- DMITRIEV re-arrested and again held in Detention Centre 1 in Petrozavodsk. Further charges brought against DMITRIEV under … Continue reading Timeline (2), 2018-2021
The unquiet dead
Scattered across the length and breadth of Russia and its immediate neighbours (especially Kazakhstan), are hundreds of neglected or concealed burial grounds. Some 1,800 are currently known; others await commemoration or discovery. Belbaltlag prisoners’ cemetery, discovered by Yury Dmitriev in August 2003 See More ...
The Dmitriev Affair 