Reactions to the assassination of Anna Politkovskaya

In 2006, Russian journalist and author Anna Politkovskaya was assassinated in the elevator of her apartment block in central Moscow in what was reported as a contract killing. The murder of Politokovskaya, a known critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin and recipient of numerous international awards for her reporting on the Second Chechen War, sparked a strong international reaction.

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