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Memorial appeal against closure fails (February 2022)

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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)

Memorial appeal hearing today; and an anti-war concert

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In late December Russia's Supreme Court ordered International Memorial to disband as an organisation, after 33 years existence. This morning Memorial's appeal against that ruling will be heard by the Court's appeals board. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l0bW2COtzU Following that hearing Memorial has organised a concert against the war being waged on Ukraine by Russia's land, sea and air … Continue reading Memorial appeal hearing today; and an anti-war concert

Memorial has not yet been “liquidated”

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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”

“It’s effing unbelievable” (Prudovsky)

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The proceedings at today's hearing of the Supreme Court effectively placed NKVD officers who had engaged in torture during the Great Terror on the same footing as the officers of today's FSB, entitling them to the same degree of confidentiality regarding their identity (see "Judges" and Executioners, pt 2). Lawyer Marina Agaltsova and plaintiff Sergei … Continue reading “It’s effing unbelievable” (Prudovsky)