With this letter we join the hundreds of Russian intellectuals, activists and citizens who have expressed their full support for Dmitriev and for others targeted with arrest and other intimidatory acts for their part in documenting the history of the USSR. We call for Dmitriev’s immediate release. He must be allowed to resume his research … Continue reading Free Dmitriev!
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“They are not used to losing” (Yury Dmitriev)
Anufriev interview with Lyubov Chizhova (Radio Svoboda) According to Dmitriev’s lawyer Victor Anufriev, a report by a psychologist pointing to “certain new circumstances” was presented to the High Court of Karelia on 14 June. “We shall know why the High Court of Karelia took such a decision only in five days’ time,” Anufriev told Lyubov … Continue reading “They are not used to losing” (Yury Dmitriev)
Political Trial reinstated
A rare moment of justice from a Russian court has proved all too fleeting, writes Halya Coynash. On 14 June, Karelia’s High Court overturned the acquittal in April of world-renowned historian Yury Dmitriev and sent the ‘case’ back for retrial. Dmitriev’s imprisonment and trial had been widely viewed as politically-motivated persecution, and his acquittal – … Continue reading Political Trial reinstated
Acquittal overturned
On Thursday, 14 June, after deliberations lasting just over one and a half hours, the Karelian High Court overturned the acquittal of Yury DMITRIEV on charges of child pornography (Article 242.2) and depraved acts with a minor (Article 135). This was reported by the news website 7x7, based on what it was told after the … Continue reading Acquittal overturned
Practical advice and protests
Practical Advice Three bits of advice that may be of help to those travelling to Petrozavodsk for the hearing tomorrow, writes Maria Ruzina: the court hearing on Thursday, 14 June, at 3 pm will take place not on Krasnaya St as we had imagined. Yury Alexeyevich DMITRIEV says it will be held at 27 Kirov … Continue reading Practical advice and protests
The Dmitriev Affair 