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15.10.2008, 10:01
Pre-trial hearings into the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya have begun at a Moscow military court. Four men are facing trial for their involvement in the killing. Three of them are charged with murder while the fourth is accused of assisti
23.10.2008, 10:15
New evidence has come to light which indicates the lawyer in the trial of murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya was not intentionally poisoned.
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.
29.08.2007, 17:00
A Moscow court has issued arrest warrants for the ten people already being held in connection with the killing of Russian journalist – Anna Politkovskaya.
Published: 06 October, 2008, 00:56
Investigators in charge of the Anna Politkovskaya murder case say she saw her assassin before her death. Ekho Moskvy radio station says police have revealed the hitman rehearsed the crime several times.
