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”
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To Prosecutor from Memorial
International Memorial SocietyKaretny Ryad, 5/10Moscow127006 Prosecutor of the Republic of Karelia185910 Republic of KareliaPetrozavodsk4, German Titov Street 16 December 2016 Dear Mr Prosecutor, On 13 December the local historian and public figure Yury Dmitriev was detained in Petrozavodsk. We have known Yury Alexeyevich Dmitriev for many years as a researcher into the … Continue reading To Prosecutor from Memorial
The Dmitriev Affair 