Accusations of child sexual abuse

15 October 201724 October 2017 / editors (JC)

As the Dmitriev trial got under way this summer, journalist Maria Eismont concluded an article about the case ("Dmitriev should be a State-Prize nominee", 6 June 2017) with the following words: "There is another important thing about the Dmitriev case: the charge his persecutors chose for him. He was not charged with 'extremism' or 'separatism', … Continue reading Accusations of child sexual abuse

The charges

15 October 20175 October 2018 / editors (JC)

Between 1 June 2017 and 5 April 2018, YURY DMITRIEV was on trial in Petrozavodsk charged under Article 242.2 of the Russian Federation Criminal Code (“Use of a minor for the purposes of preparing pornography”) and Article 135 (“Perverted acts without the use of force against a minor”). For further details of these laws and … Continue reading The charges

“An almost comical document” [R]

22 June 201718 August 2025 / editors (JC)

В Петрозаводском горсуде 22 июня продолжился судебный процесс над известным историком, общественником Юрием Дмитриевым, которого обвиняют в изготовлении порнографии с изображением его приемной дочери. В суде выступили свидетели со стороны защиты, а также приглашенный эксперт-сексолог Лев Щеглов. «Нет намека на неправильные отношения» Дело по-прежнему слушается в закрытом режиме. По словам адвоката Виктора Ануфриева, заседание началось … Continue reading “An almost comical document” [R]

“What does Memorial have to hide?”

10 January 20174 December 2021 / editors (JC)

On 10 January 2017 while the charges against Yury DMITRIEV were still being investigated the nationwide, State-funded Rossiya-24 TV channel broadcast a 13-minute report entitled "What does the Memorial Society have to hide?" https://youtu.be/458tWi0GRZE It talked about the International Memorial Society based in Moscow which has been officially designated a "foreign agent" since October 2016. … Continue reading “What does Memorial have to hide?”

“A photo of a naked child is not pornography”

29 December 201626 November 2021 / editors (JC)

7x7 interview with Victor Anufriev Yury DMITRIEV, head of Memorial in Karelia, is to remain in custody. On 29 December, the High Court of Karelia heard an appeal for a change in the measure of restraint imposed on the historian until mid-February 2017. He was arrested for allegedly preparing child pornography. The investigation claims that … Continue reading “A photo of a naked child is not pornography”