Russian historian Yuri Dmitriev, who uncovered mass graves of victims of Soviet repression, transferred to hospital with suspected stroke, rights group says
Historian Yuri Dmitriev, 70, was rushed from Penal Colony No. 18 in Mordovia to a prison medical facility in the village of Barashevo after a suspected stroke, the human rights group ZPCh reported.
Historian Yuri Dmitriev, 70, has been taken to a hospital in a prison medical facility after experiencing a suspected stroke, according to human rights group ZPCh. A representative of the rights group expressed doubt about the facility's capability to diagnose and treat Dmitriev, suggesting he should be transferred to a city hospital.
Dmitriev, a former head of Memorial in Karelia, is currently in custody on various charges stemming from allegations of producing pornography involving his underage adopted daughter and possession of a firearm. Despite being acquitted of two charges in 2018, he was sentenced to 15 years in a penal colony in December 2021. Dmitriev has been a vocal advocate for human rights, uncovering mass graves of victims of Soviet repression in the Sandarmokh forest in 1997.
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