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19.06.2007, 18:41
The murder of several high-profile journalists in Russia in the last ten years has provoked outrage around the world. The U.S. Congress is appealing directly to the Russian President to investigate the deaths more thoroughly.
15.03.2008, 20:16
Three former high ranking Ukrainian police officers, who confessed to the murder of the opposition journalist, Georgy Gongadze, have been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. Hearings have been going for more than two years.
22.07.2008, 06:13
Reporters investigating corruption in Russia are to be protected by a new law. Under new legistlation, they'll be able to apply for special protection like court witnesses. The law will come into effect by the beginning of next year.
26.11.2008, 10:18
The Prosecutor General's Office has demanded that the judge presiding over the murder trial of Anna Politkovskaya be removed. It follows a decision to reopen the hearings into the killing of the prominent journalist to the public.
26.11.2008, 08:43
Following the recent string of attacks on journalists, the Russian Public Chamber intends to introduce criminal responsibility for this kind of crime.
26.11.2008, 16:32
The chairman of Samara’s regional court, Lubov Drozdova, is recovering in hospital after an assassination attempt. A gun attack on Tuesday left her seriously injured. Doctors report that she has regained consciousness after an operation but remains in a
22.03.2008, 05:07
Two Dagestani journalists have been killed in separate incidents in Russia on Friday. The head of Dagestan's State TV and Radio Company, Gadzhi Abashilov, was shot in the city of Makhachkala. The other, First Channel correspondent Ilyas Shurpayev, was fou
Published: 25 November, 2008, 19:31
The criminal case on the attack on Mikhail Beketov, editor-in-chief of Moscow newspaper Khimkinskaya Pravda, could be changed from hooliganism to attempted murder, says Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office.
