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'''Anna Politkovskaya''' (1958-2006) was a journalist whose searing critiques of [[Vladimir Putin]] and the Russian government's policies in [[Chechnya]] earned her several prestigious awards. She also served as a mediator during the 2002 hostage situation during the showing of Nord-Ost in a Moscow theater. She found more fame in death, having been shot under suspicious circumstances on October 7, 2006 at her apartment in Moscow. | '''Anna Politkovskaya''' (1958-2006) was a journalist whose searing critiques of [[Vladimir Putin]] and the Russian government's policies in [[Chechnya]] earned her several prestigious awards. She also served as a mediator during the 2002 hostage situation during the showing of Nord-Ost in a Moscow theater. She found more fame in death, having been shot under suspicious circumstances on October 7, 2006 at her apartment in Moscow. | ||
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| + | [[Finland]] holded Presidency of the [[European Union]] Council that time and The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs commented murder of Politkovskaya: | ||
| + | : ''"The Presidency of the European Union has learned with deep regret about the killing in Moscow of Anna Politkovskaya, well-known journalist and defender of freedom of expression in Russia. The Presidency calls for a thorough investigation of this heinous crime and the bringing of its perpetrators to justice."'' <ref>http://www.eu2006.fi/news_and_documents/cfsp_statements/vko40/en_GB/1160304778622/</ref> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://michellemalkin.com/archives/006075.htm Who killed Anna Politkovskaya?] | [http://michellemalkin.com/archives/006075.htm Who killed Anna Politkovskaya?] | ||
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[[Category:Women]] | [[Category:Women]] | ||
Revision as of 22:10, May 14, 2007
Anna Politkovskaya (1958-2006) was a journalist whose searing critiques of Vladimir Putin and the Russian government's policies in Chechnya earned her several prestigious awards. She also served as a mediator during the 2002 hostage situation during the showing of Nord-Ost in a Moscow theater. She found more fame in death, having been shot under suspicious circumstances on October 7, 2006 at her apartment in Moscow.
Finland holded Presidency of the European Union Council that time and The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs commented murder of Politkovskaya:
- "The Presidency of the European Union has learned with deep regret about the killing in Moscow of Anna Politkovskaya, well-known journalist and defender of freedom of expression in Russia. The Presidency calls for a thorough investigation of this heinous crime and the bringing of its perpetrators to justice." [1]