As part of the new investigation, Yury Dmitriev was sent to Hospital No 6 in St Petersburg where psychiatrists have been determining whether he is fit to stand trial and has not taken leave of his senses ... On Wednesday, 8 August, he was released from ward No 8 and will now return to Karelia … Continue reading Dmitriev’s mental state assessed. Yet again …
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Practical advice and protests
Practical Advice Three bits of advice that may be of help to those travelling to Petrozavodsk for the hearing tomorrow, writes Maria Ruzina: the court hearing on Thursday, 14 June, at 3 pm will take place not on Krasnaya St as we had imagined. Yury Alexeyevich DMITRIEV says it will be held at 27 Kirov … Continue reading Practical advice and protests
Dmitriev receives Moscow Helsinki Group award
On 12 May 2018, YURY DMITRIEV was among the recipients of the yearly awards made by the Moscow Helsinki Group. Like other laureates, he wore a black teeshirt demanding "Freedom for Oyub Titiyev!" the detained head of Memorial in Chechnya. After the award ceremony (photo, Maxim Lyalin) (The photograph shows Dmitriev with fellow laureate Victoria … Continue reading Dmitriev receives Moscow Helsinki Group award
Reactions to the verdict
"It would have been just, in my view, to acquit [the accused, Yury Dmitriev] of all charges. But I am very happy, at least, that the fabricated and sordid accusation of paedophilia has been rejected," said Natalya Solzhenitsyn. "He is an admirable man and our nation can be proud of people like him." The opinions … Continue reading Reactions to the verdict
Sandarmokh, 28 March 2018
The day after Xenia At was among a hundred DMITRIEV supporters crowded into the corridor of the Petrozavodsk City Courthouse, she made the trip to Sandarmokh and took these photos. Late winter in Russia. The snow is still thick on the ground, but the sky has turned from grey to blue.
The Dmitriev Affair 