The security services have had their way

2 October 202016 November 2020 / editors (JC)

Sergei Krivenko, Memorial board member, on the Karelian Supreme Court ruling. (He first made a statement about the case in 2017.) Different sides were in play here, I think. In the Petrozavodsk City Court, Dmitriev’s defence attorney was able to outplay the security services by bringing forward a mass of witnesses, experts and specialists and … Continue reading The security services have had their way

“I’ve not given up, I’m not dispirited, we’ll keep on fighting!”

2 October 202017 December 2020 / editors (JC)

On 29 September, the day of the new sentence, DMITRIEV sent the following letter from the detention centre to photojournalist Victoria Ivleva: Hi there, Vika! They gave me 13 [years] for [Article] 132, just as the prosecutor wanted, and set a new trial under a new judge for the charges of which I was acquitted … Continue reading “I’ve not given up, I’m not dispirited, we’ll keep on fighting!”

13 years imprisonment: “The triumph of evil”

29 September 20202 September 2021 / editors (JC)

Sever Real report by Anna Yarovaya and Yelena Vladykina The High Court of Karelia has annulled the verdict passed earlier on Yury DMITRIEV by the Petrozavodsk City Court and in place of three years and six months has sentenced him to 13 years imprisonment. “This is the triumph of evil,” wrote journalist Victoria Ivleva. “13 … Continue reading 13 years imprisonment: “The triumph of evil”

Can Dmitriev get a fair hearing in Karelia?

29 September 202027 January 2021 / editors (JC)

Today the High Court of Karelia began its third hearing of the appeals made by Defence and Prosecution following the 22 July verdict in the trial of Yury DMITRIEV. [Previous hearings were held on 16 and 22 September.] At this hearing experts appointed by the court will present a new analysis of the photographs in … Continue reading Can Dmitriev get a fair hearing in Karelia?

“Move Trial to New Jurisdiction” (Open Letter)

28 September 202027 January 2021 / editors (JC)

On Monday, 28 September, an Open Letter signed by over two hundred Russian scientists, actors, rights activists, politicians, film-makers, historians and publishers was published in Novaya gazeta. It was addressed to the chairman of Karelia's High Court Anatoly Nakvas. Yury Alexeyevich DMITRIEV(photo Anna Artyemeva, Novaya gazeta) After outlining the progress of the two trials at … Continue reading “Move Trial to New Jurisdiction” (Open Letter)