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A day to remember Anna Politkovskaya PDF Print E-mail

Sir, Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the murder of the Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

We the undersigned are all supporters of the human rights organisation RAW in WAR (Reach All Women in WAR), and this weekend we will be making the first Anna Politkovskaya Award to recognise women who are defending human rights in zones of war and conflict.
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Human Rights Award to Commemorate the Anniversary of the Murder of Anna Politkovskaya PDF Print E-mail
Sunday 7 October will mark the anniversary of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the campaigning Russian journalist and outspoken government critic, who exposed the brutal treatment of civilians in Chechnya at the hands of both the Russian forces and the Moscow-supported Chechen officials. No closer to having her assassin brought to justice, one year on, the Kremlin remains reluctant and shows no political will to identify who ordered the killing and to see justice done. Not much has changed in Russia and Chechnya since Anna’s killing last October: independent journalists continue to die in mysterious circumstances; civil society is stifled by draconian government laws and regulations. In Chechnya, torture, rape, disappearances and killings of civilians are a daily occurrence.
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