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On 7 October 2006, Russian journalist, writer and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead in the elevator of her apartment block in central Moscow.
Politkovskaya was found dead in the lift, in her block of apartments in central Moscow on 7 October 2006, Putin's birthday. [50] She had been shot twice in the chest, once in the shoulder, and once in the head at close range. [51][52][53][54] There was widespread international reaction to the assassination.
Nov 14, 2023 · A brazen assassination. Ms. Politkovskaya was shot dead in her Moscow apartment building on Oct. 7 — Mr. Putin’s birthday — in 2006. She was 48, with two adult children. The question of who was...
Nov 14, 2023 · Ms Politkovskaya, an investigative reporter and vocal critic of Russia's war in Chechnya, was shot in a lift in her block of flats. Her reporting for Novaya Gazeta newspaper won international...
Oct 8, 2018 · Editor’s note: Leading Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead in the entryway of her Moscow apartment building on Oct. 7, 2006. Each year, on the anniversary of...
Oct 8, 2006 · MOSCOW, Oct. 7 — Anna Politkovskaya, the veteran Russian journalist and author who made her name as a searing critic of the Kremlin and its policies in Chechnya, was found dead on Saturday in...
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Oct 7, 2006 · Anna Politkovskaya, a prominent Russian journalist known as a fierce critic of the Kremlin's actions in Chechnya, has been found dead in Moscow. The 48-year-old mother of two was found shot...
