# Historian Yuri Dmitriev hospitalized after suspected stroke, rights group says

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- Meduza, 2026-09-25 20:38 UTC
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- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/25/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 taken from Penal Colony No. 18 in Mordovia to a prison medical facility in Barashevo after a suspected stroke, rights group ZPCh reported. A source questioned whether the facility could properly treat him and called for his transfer to a city hospital and immediate access for his lawyer. Dmitriev, who uncovered mass graves at Sandarmokh, is considered a political prisoner by Memorial.