Motion denied (twice)

30 November 201718 February 2018 / editors (JC)

The latest court hearing in the case of YURY DMITRIEV, head of Memorial in Karelia, took place at the Petrozavodsk City Court on Wednesday and Thursday, 29 and 30 November. After a month of waiting, during which the new expert assessment of the photographic evidence was supposedly being prepared, it was learned that the work … Continue reading Motion denied (twice)

Analysis of photos not ready — next hearing, 29 November

25 October 201715 August 2025 / editors (JC)

The latest hearing in the case of Yury Dmitriev took place on Wednesday 25 October although all had been warned on Tuesday that there would be no judicial hearing on 25th. The court decided that the hearing would resume on Wednesday, 29 November 2017. The reason for this postponement was that the expert assessment of … Continue reading Analysis of photos not ready — next hearing, 29 November

Sandarmokh bas-relief to be restored

10 October 20179 December 2020 / editors (JC)

Friends and colleagues of Yury Dmitriev plan to restore the bas-relief "Execution with the Guardian Angel" formerly attached to the monument at Sandarmokh, says his close friend Anatoly Razumov. Opening of Monument, 1998 "The bas-relief is a landmark of Sandarmokh. During the round-table in Medvezhyegorsk on Memorial Day on August 5, the director of the … Continue reading Sandarmokh bas-relief to be restored

Defence asks court to suspend assessment of photographic evidence

3 October 201718 February 2018 / editors (JC)

Victor Anufriev, Dmitriev's defence attorney, intends to petition against the court's decision to schedule a new forensic examination of photographs from the case of Yury Dmitriev. The lawyer is not satisfied with the choice of the Federal Department for Independent Forensic Assessment, proposed by the Petrozavodsk prosecutor. "In court, I proposed two State expert institutions: … Continue reading Defence asks court to suspend assessment of photographic evidence

“An almost comical document” [R]

22 June 201718 August 2025 / editors (JC)

В Петрозаводском горсуде 22 июня продолжился судебный процесс над известным историком, общественником Юрием Дмитриевым, которого обвиняют в изготовлении порнографии с изображением его приемной дочери. В суде выступили свидетели со стороны защиты, а также приглашенный эксперт-сексолог Лев Щеглов. «Нет намека на неправильные отношения» Дело по-прежнему слушается в закрытом режиме. По словам адвоката Виктора Ануфриева, заседание началось … Continue reading “An almost comical document” [R]