Anna Politkovskaya was an outstanding woman, devoted writer, and Human Rights activist. On October 7th 2006, a group of cowards assassinated her because they were afraid to face the truth. She was murdered because she exposed the crimes of the Russian government. Throughout the years Politkovskaya had been tracked down, followed, and investigated but that did not discourage her. Even after several failed assassination attempts, she kept going because she knew that she possessed a gift that was no match for the Russian government. She had the gift of writing, and wrote about the facts. Anna revealed the secrets that government tried kept hidden, and exposed their evil deeds. Even though her life was at stake she never gave up, she knew that it was her duty to keep the world informed. The world will never forget her. We salute Anna Politkovskaya.
posted by Justice For North Caucasus - Anna Politkovskaya. on May, 2003 as Anna Politkovskaya
Anna Politkovskaya, special
correspondent for the Russian twice-weekly newspaper Novaya Gazeta, published in Moscow. She received her Diploma in Journalism
from MoscowStateUniversity
in 1980, and has since worked on a number of newspapers as a correspondent and
editor. She has a particular interest in Chechnya, and has written extensively on the
subject, including the book A Dirty War: A
Russian Reporter in Chechnya(Harvill, 2001). She acted as a mediator in the Nord-Ost
theatre siege in Moscow
in 2002, and has been the recipient of numerous international honors,
including:
First Prize of the Lettre Ulysses
Award (2003)
Hermann-Kesten Medal, PEN Germany
(2003)
Courage in Journalism Award from
the International Women's Media Foundation (2002)
Most Courageous Defence of Free
Expression from Index on Censorship (2002)
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