Today Dmitriev's own update on his treatment was reported on Facebook: he wrote that a tumour had been removed from his back "(but who knew what it was), they are jabbing me with injections and feeding me tablets ... The main thing is that it should serve a good purpose." (quotation from a letter received … Continue reading Dmitriev’s own health update

"The FIDH Observatory (Paris) has been informed about the severe deterioration of health and the refusal of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) to provide oncological treatment to arbitrarily detained Mr Yuri Dmitriev, a 69-year old historian and representative of the “Memorial” International Society in the northern republic of Karelia, Russia. "Yuri Dmitriev is currently serving … Continue reading Serious deterioration in Dmitriev’s health