Anna Politkovskaya
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 65 |
| Date of birth | August 30,1958 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | New York |
| United States | |
| Assassinated | Moscow, Russia |
| Children | Vera Politkovskaya |
| Ilya Politkovsky | |
| Vera Politkovskaja | |
| Job | Journalist |
| Author | |
| Books | Putin's Russia |
| A Russian Diary | |
| A Small Corner of Hell: Dispatches from Chechnya | |
| Is Journalism Worth Dying For?: Final Dispatches | |
| A Dirty War: A Russian Reporter in Chechnya | |
| Nothing But the Truth: Selected Dispatches | |
| Russia Under Putin | |
| Druha chechensʹka | |
| Awards | Olof Palme Prize |
| Geschwister-Scholl-Preis | |
| Hermann Kesten Prize | |
| Spouse | Alexander Politkovsky |
| Parents | Raisa Mazepa |
| Stepan Mazepa | |
| Siblings | Elena Kudimova |
| Place of burial | Troyekurovskoye Kladbishche, Moscow, Russia |
| Grandchildren | Anna Politkovskaya |
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| ID | 554885 |
Anna Politkovskaya Life story
Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya was a Russian journalist and human rights activist, who reported on political and social events in Russia, in particular, the Second Chechen War. It was her reporting from Chechnya that made Politkovskaya's national and international reputation.
Anna Politkovskaya: Russian convicted of journalist murder gets pardon
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Anna Politkovskaya: Russian convicted of journalist murder gets pardon
By Robert PlummerBBC News
One of The Men convicted over the 2006 murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been pardoned after fighting in Ukraine, his lawyer says.
Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, a former Moscow Police Officer , was jailed for 20 years at a trial in 2014.
But his lawyer, Alexei Mikhalchik, said he had now received a presidential pardon after completing a six-month military contract.
He was one of five people convicted of The Crime .
Ms Politkovskaya, an investigative reporter and vocal critic of Russia's war in Chechnya, was shot in a lift in her block of flats.
Her reporting for Novaya Gazeta newspaper won international renown for her dogged investigation of Russian abuses in Chechnya.
But her pieces, which were highly critical of President Vladimir Putin , then serving his second term, and The Chechen leadership, angered many in authority.
Khadzhikurbanov was found guilty of providing logistical support for the murder.
" As a Special Forces fighter, [Khadzhikurbanov] was invited to sign a contract to participate in the special military operation, " his lawyer told AFP.
" When The Contract expired, he was pardoned by presidential decree. "
The Russian defence ministry has been recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine, apparently Taking Over from the Wagner mercenary group which was The First to adopt The Practice Last Year .
At the murder trial in 2014, for pulling The Trigger .
His uncle Lom-Ali Gaitukayev, one of those found guilty of organising Ms Politkovskaya's murder, was also jailed For Life .
Makhmudov's Two Brothers , Dzhabrail and Ibragim, were sentenced to 14 and 12 years in a penal colony.
It has never been determined who ordered The Killing .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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