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17.02.2009, 08:14
According to Andrey Trepykhalin, the lawyer of one of the suspects, at the court’s session on February 16 the prosecutor has announced another version of how the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya was planned.
05.02.2009, 20:05
One of the men on trial over the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has said he was promised freedom if he gave evidence against exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky and high-ranking Chechen officials.
22.01.2009, 15:19
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The co-owner of a leading independent newspaper in Russia is considering asking the authorities to provide guns for his journalists. It follows the assassination of a Novaya Gazeta reporter by an unknown man on Monday.
08.04.2009, 03:11
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Boris Berezovsky encouraged Chechen warlords Shamil Basayev and Salman Raduyev to kidnap people so that Berezovsky could finance them by paying ransoms, claims Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.
29.11.2008, 19:14
The jury at the hearing into the murder of prominent journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been shown chilling evidence of the last moments of her life. Video from the two cctv cameras reveals that it took the killer only 24 seconds to commit his evil crime.
30.11.2008, 09:07
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It was one of the most keenly awaited murder trials in recent Russian history. Since it began last week, each day has brought dramatic new twists, from attempts to hold the hearing behind closed doors to efforts to replace the judge. On Friday the court h
07.10.2009, 21:35
Three years after Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya’s murder, her killers are still at large. A fresh inquiry has been ordered, but Politkovskaya’s family say the chances of finding those responsible are fading.
15.12.2009, 20:24
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December 15 in Russia is a mourning day for journalists murdered for doing their job – spreading information. The date has been remembered in the country since 1991, to highlight the dangers of working in the industry.
30.05.2007, 17:02
Friends, colleagues and family of Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian journalist killed in 2006, have presented her book. It includes her works both published and incomplete, people's memories of her, reactions to her death.
22.06.2007, 11:42
A new body has been created to oversee the investigation of complicated criminal cases, and corruption by politicians and public servants. Russia's Investigation Committee is a branch of the Prosecutor's Office.
Published: 19 February, 2009, 16:21
The jury in the murder trial of Anna Politkovskaya has reached a verdict. Sergey Khadzhikurbanov, the Makhmudov Brothers, Ibragim and Dzhabrail, and FSB employee Pavel Ryaguzov have been unanimously found not guilty.
