On 16 June 2020, Petrozavodsk City Court in Karelia (Northwest Russia) will announce a verdict in Yury Dmitriev’s second trial, which began two years ago. If convicted, the 64-year-old historian and researcher into Stalin-era crimes could face up to 15 years in one of Russia’s crowded and unhealthy penal colonies. If acquitted, Dmitriev will be … Continue reading On the Eve: A Survey
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Verdict postponed, Dmitriev remains in jail
The latest hearing in the second trial of Yury DMITRIEV, scheduled for Wednesday 3 June, was deferred until mid-June when a verdict in the long drawn out trial is expected. This leaves Dmitriev in the Petrozavodsk Detention Centre. At the last hearing his detention was extended, for a further three months, until 25 June despite … Continue reading Verdict postponed, Dmitriev remains in jail
FREE YURY DMITRIEV! (Petition)
To the Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Karelian Republic Anatoly Vladimirovich Nakvas On 23 March 2020, Yury DMITRIEV, who is being held in a detention facility in Petrozavodsk, was sentenced to remain under arrest for three more months. This means that the peak of the growing coronavirus epidemic will find him in a prison cell. Yury Dmitriev is 64 years old. He has spent the last … Continue reading FREE YURY DMITRIEV! (Petition)
Release detainees before they become infected
In view of the expanding Corona virus epidemic, Russian lawyers are calling for many held by the Federal Penitentiary Service (FPS) to be released. One obvious candidate, almost continuously imprisoned since December 2016, is Yury DMITRIEV. At the last hearing in his slow-moving trial his detention in custody was extended until the end of June. … Continue reading Release detainees before they become infected
A glimpse of Dmitriev
The hearing took place today, despite quarantine measures announced in connection with the Covid-19 outbreak. Yury DMITRIEV in corridor of Petrozavodsk City Courthouse, 23 March 2020 Supporters caught a glimpse of Yury Dmitriev as he was escorted along the corridor. To judge by his appearance, he had recovered from his sickness. "He looked well and … Continue reading A glimpse of Dmitriev
The Dmitriev Affair 