The killing of Russian journalists (video; March 2007)

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TheRealNews

Oksana Chelysheva: the world is ignoring war crimes in Chechnya.

2007-11-05

Note: interview was shot 03/07

Oksana Chelysheva is a journalist at the Russian Chechen Information Agency, which specialises in reporting on Chechnya. She is also a leading member of the Russian Chechen Friendship Society, a human rights organisation that co-publishes the newspaper Pravo-zashchita (“Rights Protection”).
Added: November 05, 2007

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Al Jazeera: Listening Post: Blackwater (videos)

Al Jazeera: The Listening Post: Anna Politkovskya (videos; China)

In Russia, suspects arrested in Politkovskaya murder

Anna Politkovskaya/journalist

Al Jazeera: Listening Post: Blackwater (videos)

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AlJazeeraEnglish

At least 38 Iraqis have been killed by Blackwater personnel since 2003. We ask what took the media so long to get involved.

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Blackwater Faces War Crimes Inquiry After Killings in Iraq

Anna Politkovskaya/journalist

In Russia, suspects arrested in Politkovskaya murder

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CPJ
New York, August 27, 2007

Ten suspects have been arrested in the October 2006 assassination in Moscow of investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya, Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika told a news conference today. The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomed the development but urged Russian authorities to publicly disclose details of the probe, including evidence of the suspects’ involvement and the role of the purported masterminds. Continue reading