Saturday, 6 February 2021 Despite a daytime temperature of minus 16 degrees Centigrade, Vladimir Malegin went and stood at the University bus stop on Student Boulevard in Petrozavodsk, a solitary picket in support of Yury DMITRIEV. Malegin's placard reads: "Freedom for the political prisoner Dmitriev!" Someone sitting in a vehicle parked by the main building … Continue reading A solitary protest in Petrozavodsk
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statements (recordings), protests
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A collage by Yury Mikhailin in honour of Yury DMITRIEV's last birthday, also spent in Karelia's Detention Centre No 1
Award foils attempts to discredit Dmitriev
Russian attempts to discredit Yury DMITRIEV are proving increasingly futile, writes Halya Coynash. On 10 December the renowned historian of the Soviet Terror and head of the Karelia branch of the Memorial Society was named as one of the 15 laureates of the prestigious Franco-German Prize for Human Rights for 2020. Read More ...
Dmitriev awarded Franco-German Prize
"Every year since 2016, to mark Human Rights Day* [10 December], Germany and France have jointly presented the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law. Whether they be a human rights defender, a journalist or a lawyer: this award recognises the efforts of all those who work tirelessly every day to advance … Continue reading Dmitriev awarded Franco-German Prize
The security services have had their way
Sergei Krivenko, Memorial board member, on the Karelian Supreme Court ruling. (He first made a statement about the case in 2017.) Different sides were in play here, I think. In the Petrozavodsk City Court, Dmitriev’s defence attorney was able to outplay the security services by bringing forward a mass of witnesses, experts and specialists and … Continue reading The security services have had their way
The Dmitriev Affair 