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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.
30.08.2007, 19:53
Russian journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, who was shot dead in October last year, would have celebrated her 49th birthday on Thursday. Rallies have been taking place in Moscow and Ekaterinburg to pay tribute to the writer and human rights activist.
15.01.2008, 19:11
The European Parliament has named a press room at its headquarters in Strasbourg after a murdered Russian journalist, Anna Politkovskaya. She was famed for her critical articles on the war in Chechnya, and the Beslan school siege.
Published: 30 March, 2008, 13:53
A Russian daily newspaper has named the alleged killer of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya as 30-year old Chechen Rustam Makhmudov. Komsomolskaya Pravda cites unnamed sources and the information has not been officially confirmed.
