Anna Politkovskaya

Anna Politkovskaya was human rights activist and Russian journalist .
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Russians Commemorate Murdered Journalist
Thousands of people across Russia yesterday held protests and vigils to mark the first anniversary of the death of Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist who was shot dead by an assassin in the lift of her Moscow apartment block.

Protests Mark Anniversary of Russian Journalist's Murder
Thousands of people across Russia yesterday held protests and vigils to mark the first anniversary of the death of Anna Politkovskaya.

Russia to Charge 10 Over Politkovskaya Murder
Prosecutors have arrested 10 people and will soon charge them in connection with the killing of the Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya, authorities said today.

Open Door
Ian Mayes, the readers' editor on ... a few words in memory of Anna Politkovskaya.

Russia: Police Accused of Obstructing Arrest of Potential Suspect in Politkovskaya Murder
Police officers in a Siberian town are alleged to be obstructing the arrest of a former major on their force who is wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Guardian has been told.

Paper Publishes Murdered Russian Journalist Politkovskaya's Last Article
The unfinished final article that the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was working on when she was murdered at the weekend, giving a grisly account of alleged torture by Chechen officials, was published in her newspaper today.

West's Muted Response Speaks Volumes
The weekend assassination of Anna Politkovskaya, the celebrated investigative journalist who frequently criticised Russia's ruling elite, provoked a relatively muted official reaction from most western governments.

Putin Promises to Hunt Down Journalist's Killers
President Vladimir Putin yesterday broke his silence over the murder of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya. In a conversation with the US president, George Bush, Mr Putin vowed that 'all necessary efforts will be made for an objective investigation into the tragic death'.

Anna Politkovskaya
Obituary: Crusading Russian journalist famed for her exposes of corruption and the Chechen war.