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Anna Politkovskaya, a prominent Russian journalist known as a fierce critic of the Kremlin's actions in Chechnya, has been found dead in Moscow.Anna Politkovskaya, a prominent Russian journalist known as a fierce critic of the Kremlin's actions in Chechnya, has been found dead in Moscow.
She was found shot dead in a lift in a block of flats in the capital, the Interfax news agency said.She was found shot dead in a lift in a block of flats in the capital, the Interfax news agency said.
A pistol and four bullets were found near her body, it added, quoting unnamed police sources.A pistol and four bullets were found near her body, it added, quoting unnamed police sources.
She fell seriously ill with food poisoning in 2004 which some believed to be an attempt on her life.She fell seriously ill with food poisoning in 2004 which some believed to be an attempt on her life.
The award-winning journalist fell sick while on her way to report on the Beslan school siege.The award-winning journalist fell sick while on her way to report on the Beslan school siege.
Ms Politkovskaya, who worked for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was known for exposing rights abuses by Russian troops in Chechnya.Ms Politkovskaya, who worked for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was known for exposing rights abuses by Russian troops in Chechnya.
She also acted as a negotiator with the Chechen rebels who held a siege in a Moscow theatre in 2002.She also acted as a negotiator with the Chechen rebels who held a siege in a Moscow theatre in 2002.
Sense of duty
Oleg Panfilov, director of the Moscow-based Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations, said Ms Politkovskaya had frequently received threats.
"There are journalists who have this fate hanging over them. I always thought something would happen to Anya, first of all because of Chechnya," he told the Associated Press news agency.
"Whenever the question arose whether there is honest journalism in Russia, almost every time the first name that came to mind was Politkovskaya," he added.
In an interview two years ago with the BBC, Ms Politkovskaya said she believed it was her duty to continue reporting, despite receiving death threats.
"I am absolutely sure that risk is [a] usual part of my job; job of [a] Russian journalist, and I cannot stop because it's my duty," she said.
"I think the duty of doctors is to give health to their patients, the duty of the singer to sing. The duty of [the] journalist [is] to write what this journalist sees in the reality. It's only one duty."
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