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JURIST (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
[JURIST] A lawyer for the man accused of the double murder of human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova said Friday that his client has confessed to the crime. Nikita Tikhonov and female companion Yevgenia Khasis were arrested Thursday and brought before the Basmanny District Court. In an interview on the radio program Echo Moskvy, Tikhonov's lawyer, Yevgeny Skripelev,...
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Russia Blog reports on the arrest of the alleged killers of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasiya Baburova.
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Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Guardian: Russian far-right activists arrested for murder of journalist and lawyer Human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and reporter Anastasia Baburova were gunned down in Moscow earlier this year Investigators today said they had solved one of Russia 's most notorious killings and had arrested two far-right activists for the murders of the human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and reporter Anastasia Baburova were gunned down in Moscow earlier this year Investigators today said they had solved one of Russia's most notorious killings and had arrested two far-right activists for the murders of the human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist Anastasia Baburova. Markelov – a friend of the assassinated journalist Anna...
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Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
One of two suspects detained on suspicion of involvement in the January murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and trainee journalist Anastasia Baburova has confessed, the head of Russia's FSB said on Thursday.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
A Moscow court on Thursday reviewed charges against two suspects in the January assassination of the human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the reporter Anastasia Baburova.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Two people have been arrested in the killings of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova, who were gunned down in central Moscow in January, Russian news services reported late on Wednesday.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Two people have been arrested in the killings of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova, who were gunned down in central Moscow in January, Russian news services reported late on Wednesday.
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Wellbeing Newsline: Europe (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Call ‘to try war crimes and crimes against humanity’ Edited by Andy Porter: The deterioration of the human rights situation in Russia, especially the northern Caucasus, was the focus of a public hearing last week which involved Members of the European Parliament [MEPs] and Russian activists. One issue discussed was how best to strike a balance between dialogue and pressure in relations...
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English Pen (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
7 October 2009 marks the third anniversary of the killing of Anna Politkovskaya. Since then, more journalists have been killed, including Anna's friend and colleague, the courageous Natalia Estemirova , murdered in August this year. Politkovskaya's lawyer, Stanislav Markelov was shot dead on a Moscow street on 19 January....
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JURIST (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
[JURIST] Chechen human rights activist Zarema Sadulayeva and her husband Alik Dzhabrailov were found dead in the trunk of their car Tuesday, after being abducted Monday. Saulayeva and Dzhabrailov were taken from the office of her organization, Let's Save the Generation, which works to aid children affected by violence in Chechnya. The pair were reportedly removed by a group of men dressed as security...
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David Miliband (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
I was horrified by the recent kidnap and murder of Natalia Estemirova. This spring she came to a conference the FCO held in London for international human rights activists. She was a key figure in getting independent information out about the reality of life in Chechnya, and her murder is the latest in a list that has included journalist Anna Politkovskaya and human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov....
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mr majestic
the recent killing of five russian policeman is so predictable. the first thing the kremlin did, as predicted by me weeks ago, was to kill its own police...
no - (not a member) - 08/04/2009
mr majestic
the recent killing of five russian policeman is so predictable. the first thing the kremlin did, as predicted by me weeks ago, was to kill its own police...
no - (not a member) - 08/04/2009
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Ensaios Imperfeitos (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
Cathy Young The abduction and murder of human rights activist Natalia Estemirova in the conflict-ridden Northern Caucasus has been the latest crime to shake Russia's embattled liberal community - and raise the question of whether today's Russia lives not just under an authoritarian regime, but a reign of terror against dissenters. While there are different theories as to the real perpetrators of this...
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JURIST (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
[JURIST] Russian officials announced on Wednesday that the body of Russian human rights activist Andrei Kulagin had been found in a quarry. Kulagin, the former head of rights group Spravedlivost, had been missing since May. Although officials did not comment on the cause of death, Spravedlivost director Andrei Stolbunov believes Kulagin was murdered. The announcement comes just days after Russian President...
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Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
Ryan Mauro at Pajama's Media (h/t HRW) What’s Behind Russia’s Killing Spree? The rate at which Russian journalists are being murdered suggests they are getting close to something big. July 21, 2009 - by Ryan Mauro Natalia Estemirova (MR/IBA link), a top human rights activist, is the latest critic of the Russian government to have met an untimely demise. She was kidnapped and then killed...
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