On Monday, 28 September, an Open Letter signed by over two hundred Russian scientists, actors, rights activists, politicians, film-makers, historians and publishers was published in Novaya gazeta. It was addressed to the chairman of Karelia's High Court Anatoly Nakvas. Yury Alexeyevich DMITRIEV(photo Anna Artyemeva, Novaya gazeta) After outlining the progress of the two trials at … Continue reading “Move Trial to New Jurisdiction” (Open Letter)
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What We’ve Uncovered [2]
<< THE SECOND TRIAL >> The child’s voice failed to be heard not just by the chairman of Petrozavodsk City Council Bondarchuk, while the court heard the girl’s statement about how much she loved her adoptive father. As for unlawful threat to privacy, the Karelian children's ombudsman Sarayev did not, for some reason, try to … Continue reading What We’ve Uncovered [2]
What we’ve uncovered [1]
Nikita GIRIN, 13 July 2020 Novaya gazeta The historian Yury DMITRIEV was accused of touching his foster daughter’s genital area on several occasions;At the age of eight the girl suffered episodes of involuntary urination (enuresis);DMITRIEV touched the child’s genital area to check if her underwear was dry when he could smell urine, after which he … Continue reading What we’ve uncovered [1]
Dmitriev to remain in custody
On Thursday the Supreme Court of Karelia decided not to change the measure of restraint imposed on Yury DMITRIEV after he was charged with new offences, reports the Interfax news agency. His lawyers had challenged the decision of the Petrozavodsk City Court on 21 August to extend his detention in custody for a further three … Continue reading Dmitriev to remain in custody
“They were in a great hurry”: The Russian Military-Historical Society presents its findings
On 4 September, Karelian historian Sergei Verigin and spokesmen for the Russian Military-Historical Society held a press conference about their recent excavations at Sandarmokh. Their words were widely reported by the official RIA Novosti / Russia Today news agency -- but only in Russian. The usual simultaneous publication in English and other languages was, for … Continue reading “They were in a great hurry”: The Russian Military-Historical Society presents its findings
The Dmitriev Affair 