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Remembering Anna Politkovskaya, Killed 20 Years Ago on Putin's Birthday
The 20th anniversary of the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is being marked. The investigative reporter, a fierce critic of the Kremlin and its war in Chechnya, was shot dead in her Moscow apartment building on 7 October 2006, Vladimir Putin's birthday. Commenters are recalling her reporting and the unresolved questions around who ordered the killing, and contrasting her fate with the current state of press freedom in Russia.
Why now: The 20th anniversary of her assassination falls on Putin's birthday, prompting renewed remembrance and discussion of her legacy.
Anna PolitkovskayaVladimir PutinRussiaMoscow
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