Memorial appeal hearing today; and an anti-war concert

28 February 202228 February 2022 / editors (JC)

In late December Russia's Supreme Court ordered International Memorial to disband as an organisation, after 33 years existence. This morning Memorial's appeal against that ruling will be heard by the Court's appeals board. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l0bW2COtzU Following that hearing Memorial has organised a concert against the war being waged on Ukraine by Russia's land, sea and air … Continue reading Memorial appeal hearing today; and an anti-war concert

Dmitriev appeal hearing set for Wednesday, 9 March 2022

19 February 202212 April 2023 / editors (JC)

A hearing of the appeal against Yury DMITRIEV’s conviction in late December last year has been scheduled for 9 March 2022 at the High Court of Karelia. Curiously, the old link to the case on the Court’s website no longer works. Instead, you must search for it anew and can only find it by tracking … Continue reading Dmitriev appeal hearing set for Wednesday, 9 March 2022

Birthday greetings

27 January 202228 January 2022 / editors (JC)

"Today I took a parcel to my father and collected all your letters," writes Katya Klodt. "There were so many of them! Thank you very much." Tomorrow her father Yury DMITRIEV will spend another birthday in Karelia's detention centre No 1 in Petrozavodsk.

January, February, March …

15 January 202216 January 2022 / editors (JC)

When will the verdict in the Dmitriev case come into force? (and the rulings about International Memorial and the Memorial Human Rights Centre) In posts issued, respectively, on 12 January ("What Next?" [R]) and 14 January 2022 ("What we are doing" [R]), the two Memorial organisations described what lies ahead and how they are coping … Continue reading January, February, March …

Memorial has not yet been “liquidated”

12 January 202218 August 2025 / editors (JC)

Until the rulings issued on 28-29 December 2021 come into force, neither International Memorial nor the Memorial Human Rights Centre (HRC) has been dissolved. The interval between the verdict and its implementation allows, as always, an opportunity for the accused to appeal. In Petrozavodsk, for instance, the City Court announced on 10 January that it … Continue reading Memorial has not yet been “liquidated”