Politkovskaya Ten Years On
It’s been ten years since an assassin put four bullets in Anna Politkovskaya—three in her chest, one in her head, the hallmark of a contract hit. And what can be said on this macabre anniversary?
October 7, 2016
Politkovskaya
Six and Sixty
This post was also published at Warscapes. Sunday, October 7, marks six years since Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in her apartment elevator. The assailant shot
October 6, 2012
Three Years–No Killer, No Justice
Three years ago, Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in the vestibule of her apartment building as she returned from grocery shopping. She was murdered for her
October 7, 2009
Another Casualty of the “Russian Abu Ghraib”
The Nation‘s Katriana Vanden Heuvel (and wife of Russia scholar Stephen Cohen) has addressed the murder of Natalya Estermirova. According to preliminary reports, Estermirova was
July 15, 2009
Politkovskaya Defendents Go Back to Court
It’s back to court for Pavel Ryaguzov, Sergei Khadzhikurbanov and brothers Dzhabrail and Ibragim Makhmudov. Today, the Russian Supreme Court overturned their acquittal in the
June 25, 2009
Politkovskaya Juror Denies Barring Media
Evgenii Kolesov, one of the jurors in the Politkovskaya murder trial, was on Ekho Moskvy today and said the following about the sudden closing of
November 20, 2008
The Open Trial that Wasn’t
On Tuesday, it looked as if the Anna Politkovskaya trial would be open to journalists. Today, the judge Yevgeny Zubov, decided at the last moment
November 19, 2008
Moskalenko’s Mercury Mirage
When I blogged on the “poisoning” of Karinna Moskalenko last week, I asked, “Was this a murder attempt, a warning, or just paranoia?” Well now
October 23, 2008
Russia’s “Fierce Critics”
I was reading Amy Knight’s review of Letter to Anna: The Story of Journalist Politkovskaya’s Death and there were those two words again: “fierce critic.”
October 18, 2008
Politkovskaya Trial Opens Behind Closed Doors
The Anna Politkovskaya murder trial opened today and it’s already being marred by secrecy, conspiracy theories, and suspicion. Despite efforts by Politkovskaya’s newspaper, Novaya gazeta,
October 15, 2008
