A solitary protest in Petrozavodsk

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

Petersburg to examine appeal by end of February

Evidently, there will be no hearing at the Petrozavodsk City Court today. Dmitriev’s attorney Victor Anufriev made the journey from Moscow to the Karelian capital and arrived at the courthouse at 10 am. There he waited outside closed doors until 11 am when he learned that Judge Khomyakova was hearing another case elsewhere in the … Continue reading Petersburg to examine appeal by end of February