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The Murder of Anna Politkovskaya
The outspoken Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in October 2006. She had been a fierce critic of the Russian government and a campaigner for human rights.
The outspoken Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead outside her Moscow flat in October 2006. She had been a fierce critic of Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin, and a campaigner for human rights. Her son, Ilya Politkovsky, was the first family member at the scene of the crime.
(Photo: Anna Politkovskaya. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)
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