On 29 September, the day of the new sentence, DMITRIEV sent the following letter from the detention centre to photojournalist Victoria Ivleva: Hi there, Vika! They gave me 13 [years] for [Article] 132, just as the prosecutor wanted, and set a new trial under a new judge for the charges of which I was acquitted … Continue reading “I’ve not given up, I’m not dispirited, we’ll keep on fighting!”
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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
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
“Anyone can find themselves in prison …”
"After we'd recovered from the excitement of Yury Dmitriev's release" (see 28 January interview) "I thought of more questions I wanted to ask him, though these still do not exhaust my list," writes Anna Yarovaya. Yury Dmitriev (photo, Sophia Pankevich) "I tried not to repeat anything. I particularly like the passage about his beard: the … Continue reading “Anyone can find themselves in prison …”
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"I have experienced for myself what those imprisoned in the late 1930s were feeling. Now I know the words to convey their pain, indignation and hurt, the bitterness of separation from their dear ones. Now I know how dispiriting it is, this waiting: 'They’ll sort things out and let me go — I’ve done absolutely nothing … Continue reading Detention Centre No 1
The Dmitriev Affair 