DMITRIEV's friends and supporters from Moscow and Petersburg and his defence attorney Victor Anufriev are travelling north to Petrozavodsk to hear the announcement later this morning, writes Alla Shmaina-Velikanova. Meanwhile, In Petrozavodsk Yury DMITRIEV and his family and friends are waiting for the morning. So are the city’s devout old men and women, outside the … Continue reading This very night
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WHY DMITRIEV? (2)
See Why Dmitriev? (1) On 27 December 2021, the Petrozavodsk City Court in Karelia will deliver its third verdict in the case of Yury DMITRIEV. The highest court in the land remains silent; lawyers from Memorial’s Human Rights Centre have submitted an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. “Child Pornography” The … Continue reading WHY DMITRIEV? (2)
Vyshinsky, Yagoda, Yezhov and Stalin have risen from the dead
In his Last Words to the court in Kislovodsk (Stavropol Region), Ahmed Barakhoyev (b. 1954) said: “You know, your honour, it’s very tough when my son brings me a parcel in prison. Why? Because it is now the 21st century but 1937 lives on. ... Vyshinsky, Yagoda, Yezhov and Stalin have risen from the grave. … Continue reading Vyshinsky, Yagoda, Yezhov and Stalin have risen from the dead
Yury A. DMITRIEV
A photo posted by Dmitriev's daughter Katya (Klodt), who is 37 today.
A late (early) Christmas present?
The verdict and sentence in the third Dmitriev trial will not be announced until 11 am on 27 December. That's the latest news from Petrozavodsk (thanks to Sasha Kononova). Yury Alexeyevich DMITRIEV (b. 1956) Earlier she reported that the defence had offered its concluding remarks today. Defence attorney Roman Masalyev was due to join Victor … Continue reading A late (early) Christmas present?
The Dmitriev Affair 