A letter from Yury Dmitriev Two days after being sentenced to 15 years in a strict-regime penal colony, Yury DMITRIEV wrote to veteran rights activist Lena Sannikova. Recently she published an excerpt on the Facebook page of his supporters: “In my last words to the court I said I was proud to work with Memorial. … Continue reading “We shall survive” (Dmitriev)
Detention Centre No 1*
Detention Centre No. 1, Petrozavodsk
photo Darya Poryadinova, SOTA TV This is where Yury DMITRIEV has been held, apart from outings to the courthouse, since June 2018. During his first trial the measure of restraint was eased during the last six months from custody at Detention Centre 1 to an agreement not to leave Petrozavodsk. If he is convicted next … Continue reading Detention Centre No. 1, Petrozavodsk
Papa’s feeling better
In a post today on Facebook Katerina Klodt writes that she visited Yury DMITRIEV yesterday at Karelia's detention centre No. 1 in Petrozavodsk and says he's feeling better: "As always, he isn't used to complaining. Sends his best to everyone and says not to lose heart," she writes, adding "we had a very good conversation."
65 today!
A collage by Yury Mikhailin in honour of Yury DMITRIEV's last birthday, also spent in Karelia's Detention Centre No 1
“I don’t need anyone’s pity”
Today [14 December] we received a letter from DMITRIEV (writes Natalya Dyomina). He says he's reading the case materials. There are 20 volumes, and he gets through 1½ to 3 of them a day. “I still have to read about a third of the case materials. Hopefully, I’ll be able to finish them all next … Continue reading “I don’t need anyone’s pity”
The Dmitriev Affair 