The appeal submitted against the December 2021 ruling by Russia's Supreme Court was turned down on Monday morning, 28 February 2022, in Moscow. A panel of judges heard the arguments of Memorial's lawyers supported and led by the famous defence attorney Genry Reznik against the organisation's closure. First, the Memorial defence team petitioned for the … Continue reading Memorial appeal against closure fails (February 2022)
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January, February, March …
When will the verdict in the Dmitriev case come into force? (and the rulings about International Memorial and the Memorial Human Rights Centre) In posts issued, respectively, on 12 January ("What Next?" [R]) and 14 January 2022 ("What we are doing" [R]), the two Memorial organisations described what lies ahead and how they are coping … Continue reading January, February, March …
Memorial has not yet been “liquidated”
Until the rulings issued on 28-29 December 2021 come into force, neither International Memorial nor the Memorial Human Rights Centre (HRC) has been dissolved. The interval between the verdict and its implementation allows, as always, an opportunity for the accused to appeal. In Petrozavodsk, for instance, the City Court announced on 10 January that it … Continue reading Memorial has not yet been “liquidated”
WHY DMITRIEV? (2)
See Why Dmitriev? (1) On 27 December 2021, the Petrozavodsk City Court in Karelia will deliver its third verdict in the case of Yury DMITRIEV. The highest court in the land remains silent; lawyers from Memorial’s Human Rights Centre have submitted an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. “Child Pornography” The … Continue reading WHY DMITRIEV? (2)
Russia lodges surreal claim against Ukraine in Strasbourg
DMITRIEV's recent problems can be traced back to 5 August 2014 when he denounced the annexation of Crimea and the invasion of east Ukraine at Sandarmokh during the annual Day of Remembrance. This spring, over five years after since his arrest in mid-December 2016, lawyers from Memorial submitted an appeal on his behalf to the … Continue reading Russia lodges surreal claim against Ukraine in Strasbourg
The Dmitriev Affair 