Memorial activist killed
Natalia Estemirova, a researcher for Russian group memorial, has been found dead in Ingushetia.
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Anger as Russia closes down history website
A group of British academics including the historian Orlando Figes and the poet and translator Robert Chandler have spoken out after authorities in Russia closed down a website dealing with the country’s controversial Soviet past. Read more here
Russian editor dies after attack
Yacheslav Yaroshenko, editor-in-chief of the newspaper Korruptsiya i Prestupnost (Corruption and Crime) died yesterday after sustaining head wounds in an attack in April.
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Anna Politkovskaya: retrial must hear new evidence
The family of the slain journalist has called for the retrial of those accused of involvement in her murder to include a comprehensive new investigation. Maria Eismont reports
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