the following is an acknowledgement of the life of anna politkovskaya who was slain one year and one week ago today...anna politkovskaya, the russian human rights defender and journalist, was found dead in a lift in the block of flats where she lived in moscow at 5.10pm on 7 october 2006...she had been shot...
amnesty international and all of our members and supporters were shocked, saddened and deeply angered by her murder...the organisation believes that she was targeted because of her work as a journalist, reporting on human rights abuses in chechnya and other regions of the russian federation...
amnesty international has called on president vladimir putin to condemn the murder and show that there can be no impunity for such crimes...in a letter to president putin, irene khan, amnesty international's secretary general, said:
"We believe that it is crucial for such a strong political statement of support to come from the highest authority in Russia, the President. The statement should make clear that attacks on independent journalists and human rights defenders are unacceptable and that perpetrators of such attacks will face vigorous investigation and prosecution."
amnesty international members all over the world expressed our condolences to anna politkovskaya's family and her colleagues and staging memorial events...we are calling for a thorough and impartial investigation into her death and continue to campaign for the right of independent journalists and human rights defenders in russia, including in the north caucasus region, to be able to work without fear of harassment or intimidation and, above all, without fear for their lives...
for a current review of politkovskaya's case and moving quotes from around the world at her remembrance ceremony last saturday click here...
rest in peace anna...
peace out <3
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