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.
“I love with you all my heart”: Yury Dmitriev’s Final Word in court
Despite repeated forensic analysis to the contrary, the Russian historian has spent 13 months in pre-trial detention on child pornography charges (writes Natalia Shkurenok). On 27 March 2018, the final hearing was held in the prosecution of Russian historian and rights defender YURY DMITRIEV. Dmitriev, who has been instrumental in investigating Karelia’s Gulag past, was … Continue reading “I love with you all my heart”: Yury Dmitriev’s Final Word in court
On the eve of a verdict
Halya Coynash A verdict is due on Thursday, 5 April 2018, in the trial of YURY DMITRIEV, world-renowned Russian historian and head of the Karelia branch of the Memorial Society. Petrozavodsk City Courthouse (photo, Kerstin Kronvall) The prosecution has demanded a 9-year sentence, despite even the expert assessments ordered by the court dismissing the charges. … Continue reading On the eve of a verdict
Prosecutor demands 9-year sentence for Yury Dmitriev
The Serbsky Institute, the organisation which Prosecutor Askerova requested to assess Dmitriev's mental state and the nine supposedly pornographic photos, effectively demolished the prosecution case, by declaring that the photos had no sexual content or purpose and that Dmitriev was himself normal mentally. In her closing statement, however, Yelena Askerova demanded that YURY DMITRIEV be … Continue reading Prosecutor demands 9-year sentence for Yury Dmitriev
Closing statements on 20 and 22 March
“I know it will be difficult to put together a support group three times at the Petrozavodsk courthouse, so I consulted Victor Anufriev,” wrote Daniil Saksonov on 10 March. Dmitriev’s lawyer said that the hearing on 14 March would “not be very important”, just an additional examination of one witness. The following Tuesday, 20 March, … Continue reading Closing statements on 20 and 22 March
The Dmitriev Affair 