In view of the expanding Corona virus epidemic, Russian lawyers are calling for many held by the Federal Penitentiary Service (FPS) to be released. One obvious candidate, almost continuously imprisoned since December 2016, is Yury DMITRIEV. At the last hearing in his slow-moving trial his detention in custody was extended until the end of June. … Continue reading Release detainees before they become infected
Investigation
“Time may pass – the memory remains”
One of the last interviews Sergei KOLTYRIN, the arrested director of the Medvezhegorsk district museum, gave was to Nastoyashchee vremya, the online TV channel: https://www.currenttime.tv/a/29525989.html (Excerpts from a longer text on the website) "The death of a person’s reputation is perhaps worse than being actually murdered. After such allegations, the person carries on but with … Continue reading “Time may pass – the memory remains”
Second Time Round …
Yury DMITRIEV was first arrested on 13 December 2016, a date that marks the formal beginning of The Dmitriev Affair. Its roots go deeper and further back in time, naturally. Over two years earlier, at the annual Day of Remembrance at Sandarmokh on 5 August, Dmitriev made critical comments about the annexation of Crimea and … Continue reading Second Time Round …
Dmitriev to remain in custody
On Thursday the Supreme Court of Karelia decided not to change the measure of restraint imposed on Yury DMITRIEV after he was charged with new offences, reports the Interfax news agency. His lawyers had challenged the decision of the Petrozavodsk City Court on 21 August to extend his detention in custody for a further three … Continue reading Dmitriev to remain in custody
After Dmitriev’s release: a first interview
YURY DMITRIEV was due to be released from the Petrozavodsk Detention Centre on Sunday, 28 January 2018. Unexpectedly, he arrived home early on Saturday. Anna Yarovaya went to visit him immediately, to learn the details of his release and his plans for the future. Yury Dmitriev, 27 January 2018 (photo, Sergei Markelov) Let’s begin with … Continue reading After Dmitriev’s release: a first interview
The Dmitriev Affair 