The Dmitriev Affair, 2016-2021 A full summary of the twists and turns of this by now internationally famous case was recently given, offering an analysis of what has happened so far and why. The following, all cited in that summary, are probably the four most important and informative articles and interviews about the case (each … Continue reading Essential Reading
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He deserves a medal for what he’s done! [2]
The current threat to Memorial’s existence, alarming as it is, might have come several years earlier had the trial of a little-known historian in provincial Petrozavodsk gone as planned. Those who have orchestrated the sustained persecution of Yury Dmitriev no doubt calculated that the simultaneous assault on his reputation and that of Memorial could not … Continue reading He deserves a medal for what he’s done! [2]
Keeping track of the case
A new page has been added to the TRIALS menu (above). APPEALS, Aug. 2020-Nov. 2021 now follows TIMELINE 1 (1997-2018) and TIMELINE 2 (2018-2020). The CHARGES page has two essential reports that reveal much of what went on behind closed doors during the first two trials: Nikita Girin's long and informative article (in two parts) … Continue reading Keeping track of the case
“He deserves a medal for what he did!” [1]
Over the past five years Yury DMITRIEV has become known far beyond his native Karelia, throughout Russia and around the world. Dmitriev with his foster daughter Natasha, b. 2005 (photo Novaya gazeta) He has received prizes since his first arrest in December 2016, from the Moscow Helsinki Group and most recently the Norwegian Sakharov Award. … Continue reading “He deserves a medal for what he did!” [1]
Hands off Memorial!
On 11 November 2021 it was announced that the Russian Prosecutor General had filed an administrative lawsuit with the Supreme Court seeking to abolish the International Memorial NGO, which was declared a “foreign agent” in October 2016. It also became known that the Moscow City Prosecutor's office had filed a similar case with the Moscow … Continue reading Hands off Memorial!
The Dmitriev Affair 