Russia: Prominent Journalist, Kremlin Critic, Shot Dead In Moscow
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2006-10-07
- Address
- https://www.rferl.org/a/1071874.html
- Kind
- reporting
- Last checked
- 2026-09-23
- Archived copy
- none yet
Cited by
- Investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya is shot dead in Moscow; a former police officer is later convicted of organizing the killing
- Claim 263: Politkovskaya, known for critical reporting on Chechnya, was shot dead in her Moscow apartment building.
- Claim 264: The head of the Russian Union of Journalists said the killing was clearly a contract killing.
- Claim 265: The International Federation of Journalists said the killing reflected a state of lawlessness threatening Russian journalism.
The link-check history of this source is in the JSON version of this page.