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Incidents, head of government Vladimir Putin, outcome upheld by a court
Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news.
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ContinentEurope
TacticDetention and violence 1
StageEliminate 1
OutcomeUpheld by a court 1
LevelNational 1
Head of governmentVladimir Putin
Investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya is shot dead in Moscow; a former police officer is later convicted of organizing the killing
Anna Politkovskaya, a Novaya Gazeta journalist known for reporting critical of Russia's conduct of the war in Chechnya, was shot dead in her Moscow apartment building; a Moscow court later convicted a former police officer of organizing su…
Detention and violence · Stage Eliminate · Head of government Vladimir Putin · Upheld by a court
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