Novaya Gazeta journalist Anastasiya Baburova died in hospital yesterday evening after being shot in the head in central Moscow yesterday. Human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov was also killed in the attack.
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Journalist Baburova dies in hospital
Novaya Gazeta journalist Anastasiya Baburova died in hospital yesterday evening after being shot in the head in central Moscow yesterday. Human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov was also killed in the attack. Read more here
20 Jan 09
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