Anna Politkovskaya

Russia and the world have lost a great and courageous journalist. The killing of Anna Politkovskaya on October 7 is horrifying and shocking, but not unexpected. Read Katrina vanden Heuvel's tribute to a fearless chronicler of the mass executions of Chechen civilians at the hands of Russian troops and security forces.

You can also tune in to Democracy Now tomorrow (Monday) morning at 8:00am EST to hear vanden Heuvel talk about Politkovskaya's life and work with Amy Goodman. Check out the show's website to see if a radio station near you is one of the more than 500 outlets coast to coast broadcasting the program or listen online.

Prominent Russian Journalist Silenced by Bullet
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/100806A.shtml

A journalist shot to death in an apparent contract killing was about to publish
a story about torture and abductions in Chechnya when she was slain. Anna
Politkovskaya, famed for her unsparing coverage of abuses against civilians in
Chechnya in the outspoken newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was found dead Saturday in
the elevator of her Moscow apartment building.


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