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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.
06.10.2008, 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.
07.10.2008, 10:56
It is two years since investigative journalist Anna Politskovskaya was shot dead near her apartment in Moscow. Hundreds have attended a special service in the city to commemorate her death.
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.
Published: 15 October, 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
