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| Russia hunts journalist's killer | Russia hunts journalist's killer |
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| Russian prosecutors investigating the murder of a prominent journalist say they believe her death could be linked to her investigative reporting. | Russian prosecutors investigating the murder of a prominent journalist say they believe her death could be linked to her investigative reporting. |
| Anna Politkovskaya was found shot dead on Saturday in a lift at her apartment block in the Russian capital, Moscow. | Anna Politkovskaya was found shot dead on Saturday in a lift at her apartment block in the Russian capital, Moscow. |
| Grainy CCTV footage from the building shows a man in a baseball cap following her inside just before the shooting. | Grainy CCTV footage from the building shows a man in a baseball cap following her inside just before the shooting. |
| The 48-year-old mother of two was known as a fierce critic of the Kremlin's actions in Chechnya. | The 48-year-old mother of two was known as a fierce critic of the Kremlin's actions in Chechnya. |
| Deputy Prosecutor Vyacheslav Rosinsky said that one theory was that the killing had been "linked to the victim's social or professional duties". | Deputy Prosecutor Vyacheslav Rosinsky said that one theory was that the killing had been "linked to the victim's social or professional duties". |
| Her own newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, suggests on its front page that she was killed for her reporting on Chechnya. | Her own newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, suggests on its front page that she was killed for her reporting on Chechnya. |
| Police sources quoted by Russian media say Ms Politkovskaya was shot three times in the body and once in the head. | Police sources quoted by Russian media say Ms Politkovskaya was shot three times in the body and once in the head. |
| A Makarov pistol and four cartridges were reportedly found near her body. | A Makarov pistol and four cartridges were reportedly found near her body. |
| Life of risk | Life of risk |
| Ms Politkovskaya often wrote about human rights abuses in Chechnya and her last published article in Novaya Gazeta attacked pro-Moscow militia there. | Ms Politkovskaya often wrote about human rights abuses in Chechnya and her last published article in Novaya Gazeta attacked pro-Moscow militia there. |
| RUSSIA'S CONTRACT KILLINGS Sept 2006 - first deputy chairman of Russia's central bank Andrei Kozlov shot dead in MoscowOct 2005 - former bank head Alexander Slesarev gunned down near MoscowJuly 2004 - US editor of Forbes' Russian edition Paul Klebnikov shot dead in MoscowOct 2002 - Magadan governor Valentin Tsvetkov killed in MoscowNov 1998 - liberal MP Galina Starovoitova killed in St PetersburgMarch 1995 - leading journalist Vladislav Listyev shot dead in Moscow | RUSSIA'S CONTRACT KILLINGS Sept 2006 - first deputy chairman of Russia's central bank Andrei Kozlov shot dead in MoscowOct 2005 - former bank head Alexander Slesarev gunned down near MoscowJuly 2004 - US editor of Forbes' Russian edition Paul Klebnikov shot dead in MoscowOct 2002 - Magadan governor Valentin Tsvetkov killed in MoscowNov 1998 - liberal MP Galina Starovoitova killed in St PetersburgMarch 1995 - leading journalist Vladislav Listyev shot dead in Moscow |
| A new article about torture was in the pipeline, according to deputy editor Vitaly Yaroshevsky. | A new article about torture was in the pipeline, according to deputy editor Vitaly Yaroshevsky. |
| "We were expecting material for Monday's issue," he said on Russian TV. | "We were expecting material for Monday's issue," he said on Russian TV. |
| "She said she would do it and was meant to write this, and perhaps already had. It was about torture in Chechnya." | "She said she would do it and was meant to write this, and perhaps already had. It was about torture in Chechnya." |
| Ms Politkovskaya had received death threats in the past and suspicions were immediately raised that her death was a contract killing. | Ms Politkovskaya had received death threats in the past and suspicions were immediately raised that her death was a contract killing. |
| Ms Politkovskaya became ill with food-poisoning on her way to report on the Beslan school siege in 2004, which some believed to be an attempt on her life. | Ms Politkovskaya became ill with food-poisoning on her way to report on the Beslan school siege in 2004, which some believed to be an attempt on her life. |
| In 2001, she fled to Vienna, Austria, after receiving e-mail threats claiming a Russian police officer she had accused of committing atrocities against civilians wanted to take his revenge. | In 2001, she fled to Vienna, Austria, after receiving e-mail threats claiming a Russian police officer she had accused of committing atrocities against civilians wanted to take his revenge. |
| 'Brave defender' | 'Brave defender' |
| Tributes have been pouring in for the campaigning journalist. | Tributes have been pouring in for the campaigning journalist. |
| Risk is a usual part of my job Anna Politkovskaya Obituary: Anna Politkovskaya Colleagues pay tribute | Risk is a usual part of my job Anna Politkovskaya Obituary: Anna Politkovskaya Colleagues pay tribute |
| Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev described her killing as a savage crime, and a blow to the independent democratic press in Russia. | Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev described her killing as a savage crime, and a blow to the independent democratic press in Russia. |
| The US state department said America was "shocked and profoundly saddened by the brutal murder of independent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya". | The US state department said America was "shocked and profoundly saddened by the brutal murder of independent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya". |
| The director of the Moscow-based Centre for Journalism in Extreme Situations, Oleg Panfilov, said: "Whenever the question arose whether there is honest journalism in Russia, almost every time the first name that came to mind was Politkovskaya. | The director of the Moscow-based Centre for Journalism in Extreme Situations, Oleg Panfilov, said: "Whenever the question arose whether there is honest journalism in Russia, almost every time the first name that came to mind was Politkovskaya. |
| "Russia has lost a brave and dedicated human rights defender," said Nicola Duckworth from the rights group Amnesty International which called for a thorough investigation. | "Russia has lost a brave and dedicated human rights defender," said Nicola Duckworth from the rights group Amnesty International which called for a thorough investigation. |
| Sense of duty | Sense of duty |
| Russian political analyst Anna Zelkina was doubtful there would be results. | Russian political analyst Anna Zelkina was doubtful there would be results. |
| Politkovskaya had often received threats | Politkovskaya had often received threats |
| "There is this series of politically motivated murders like hers," she told the BBC. | "There is this series of politically motivated murders like hers," she told the BBC. |
| "I'm afraid that there will be less and less people who would be taking the risk to report... [she's] a very difficult person to replace." | "I'm afraid that there will be less and less people who would be taking the risk to report... [she's] a very difficult person to replace." |
| Terry Davis, secretary-general of the human rights watchdog The Council of Europe, suggested she may have fallen victim to "self-appointed executioners... silencing voices of protest". | Terry Davis, secretary-general of the human rights watchdog The Council of Europe, suggested she may have fallen victim to "self-appointed executioners... silencing voices of protest". |
| 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. | 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 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 reality," 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 reality," she said. |
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