Yesterday was the 5th anniversary of Yury DMITRIEV's first arrest Lawyer Victor Anufriev, speaking on 13 December 2018 On this second anniversary we must remember another date, 5 April 2018. Then Yury Alexeyevich was acquitted by the Petrozavodsk City Court. That day filled many of us with the hope -- that we can and should … Continue reading Remarks on an anniversary
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Five years to the day …
Today marks the fifth anniversary of Yury DMITRIEV's arrest in 2016. At the city court in Petrozavodsk his third trial behind closed doors on the same charges is rapidly approaching its end. Petrozavodsk City Court The defence is giving its closing statement and then Dmitriev will himself pronounces his Final Words to the court.
Twenty-Four Years
A Chronology of the Dmitriev Affair See "Timeline One" for more events & hyperlinks full-screen format 1997-2008 11 May 1997: Death of Ivan Chukhin in motor accident July 1997: Discovery of Sandarmokh and Krasny Bor killing fields August 1998: 1st International Remembrance Day at Sandarmokh. Monument of the Guardian Angel unveiled 2002: Commemorative Lists of … Continue reading Twenty-Four Years
“It’s effing unbelievable” (Prudovsky)
The proceedings at today's hearing of the Supreme Court effectively placed NKVD officers who had engaged in torture during the Great Terror on the same footing as the officers of today's FSB, entitling them to the same degree of confidentiality regarding their identity (see "Judges" and Executioners, pt 2). Lawyer Marina Agaltsova and plaintiff Sergei … Continue reading “It’s effing unbelievable” (Prudovsky)
Detention Centre No. 1, Petrozavodsk
photo Darya Poryadinova, SOTA TV This is where Yury DMITRIEV has been held, apart from outings to the courthouse, since June 2018. During his first trial the measure of restraint was eased during the last six months from custody at Detention Centre 1 to an agreement not to leave Petrozavodsk. If he is convicted next … Continue reading Detention Centre No. 1, Petrozavodsk
The Dmitriev Affair 