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New Case Into Murder of Russian Journalist Goes to Court

New Case Into Murder of Russian Journalist Goes to Court
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Amnesty International Hails Verdict to Politkovskaya Killer
23:21 14/12/2012
Human rights organization Amnesty International welcomed on Friday the conviction of the killer of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya and called on Russian prosecutors “not to rest” until the masterminds of the killing are brought to justice.
Ex-Policeman Sentenced Over Politkovskaya Killing
17:08 14/12/2012
A Moscow court sentenced a former police officer to 11 years in prison on Friday for his role in the 2006 killing of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Ex-Cop Faces 12 Yrs Over Politkovskaya Killing
21:06 12/12/2012
Prosecutors requested on Wednesday a 12-year prison term for a former police officer over his suspected role in the 2006 killing of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Probe Into Politkovskaya Murder ‘Completed’
13:22 16/10/2012 MOSCOW, October 16 (RIA Novosti)
A preliminary investigation into the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been completed, Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Tuesday.
US Urges Russia to Find and Punish Politkovskaya Killers
23:35 06/10/2012 WASHINGTON, October 6 (RIA Novosti)
The US Department of State once again has called on the Russian authorities to find and punish those responsible for the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Ex-Cop Charged over Politkovskaya Murder
13:59 16/07/2012 MOSCOW, July 16 (RIA Novosti)
The Russian Investigative Committee pressed formal charges on Monday against a former Moscow policeman accused of organizing – but not contracting – the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Politkovskaya Murder Suspect Placed Under House Arrest
15:50 31/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 31 (RIA Novosti)
A Moscow court released on Thursday a suspect in the 2006 murder of renowned Russian journalist and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya from a pre-trial detention facility and put him under house arrest, citing health concerns raised by his lawyer.
Man Who Sold Gun to Slay Journalist Identified
11:55 06/03/2012 MOSCOW, March 6 (RIA Novosti)
Russian investigators have identified a man who sold the gun used to kill campaigning journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006.
London Exiles 'Behind Politkovskaya Murder' - Ex-Policeman
10:37 29/02/2012 MOSCOW, February 29 (RIA Novosti)
A Russian former senior police official, arrested last year in connection with the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006, has said London-based Chechen separatist leader Akhmed Zakayev and dissident oligarch Boris Berezovsky might have been behind the killing.
Investigators Downplay DNA Clue in Politkovskaya Case
19:11 26/01/2012 MOSCOW, January 26 (RIA Novosti, Alexey Eremenko)
Investigators downplayed on Thursday reports about female DNA on the gun used in the killing of famous reporter Anna Politkovskaya in 2006.
Suspect in Politkovskaya murder denies charges
17:31 28/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 28 (RIA Novosti)
A suspect in the contract killing of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya on Friday denied the murder charges brought against him, Russia's Investigative Committee said.
Another former policeman charged with organizing Politkovskaya murder
18:27 27/10/2011 MOSCOW, October 27 (RIA Novosti)
A former police officer has been charged with organizing the murder of renowned Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said on Thursday.
Politkovskaya killer faces charges as campaigners mark fifth anniversary of death
16:04 07/10/2011 Alexei Korolyov for RIA Novosti
A convicted criminal faces indictment for the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, as relatives and campaigners marked the fifth anniversary of her killing and criticized the investigation into it.
U.S. honors memory of Russian investigative journalist Politkovskaya
04:54 07/10/2011 WASHINGTON, October 7 (RIA Novosti)
The United States “honors the legacy” of Russia’s campaigning journalist Anna Politkovskaya, murdered in 2006, and urges Moscow to prosecute all guilty of killing her, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of State said.
Chechen ex-businessman to be questioned over Politkovskaya murder
13:50 28/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 28 (RIA Novosti)
A former Chechen businessman suspected of organizing the murder of campaigning journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006 has been brought to Moscow for questioning.
Politkovskaya case may shed light on other crimes - Novaya Gazeta chief editor
18:00 07/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 7 (RIA Novosti)
Testimony from the people involved in or related to the Anna Politkovskaya murder case may shed light on a number of other high-profile crimes of recent years, Novaya Gazeta newspaper editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov said.
Journalists ordered to leave court session on Politkovskaya murder
13:24 05/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 5 (RIA Novosti)
A Moscow court judge ordered journalists on Monday to leave the courtroom where a hearing into the extension of custody for a suspect in the murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya is underway.
Former policeman charged with Politkovskaya murder
17:36 02/09/2011 MOSCOW, September 2 (RIA Novosti)
Investigators charged former police colonel Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov on Friday with organizing the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Investigative Committee said.
U.S. to continue to focus attention on Politkovskaya murder investigation
02:30 27/08/2011 WASHINGTON, August 27 (RIA Novosti)
The United States will continue to focus attention on the investigation into the murder of Russian journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya.
Russian investigators say they know who ordered Politkovskaya murder
14:53 24/08/2011 MOSCOW, August 24 (RIA Novosti)
Russian investigators said on Wednesday they think they know who was behind the 2006 murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Former police officer held over Politkovskaya murder
23:02 23/08/2011 MOSCOW, August 23 (RIA Novosti)
A former senior Russian police officer was detained on Tuesday in connection with the 2006 murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the editor of the paper she worked for said.
Anna Politkovskaya murder suspect officially charged
13:12 02/06/2011
A man suspected of shooting Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006 has been formally charged with murder, Russian Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said on Thursday.
Russia says Belgium contributed to Politkovskaya's suspected killer arrest
22:50 31/05/2011
Belgium's law enforcers contributed to the arrest of the suspected killer of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Tuesday.
Arrest of Politkovskaya's suspected killer brings mixed reactions
15:44 31/05/2011
Reports that the suspected killer of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been detained brought a mixed reaction on Tuesday.
Politkovskaya's suspected killer detained in Chechnya - lawyer
14:53 31/05/2011
Rustam Makhmudov, the suspected killer of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was detained in Chechnya on Tuesday, his lawyer said.
Russian director to make film about Politkovskaya
21:15 24/02/2011
Her murder, like scores of other killings of reporters and attacks on journalists in Russia in recent years, remains unsolved.
U.S. welcomes Russia's plans to review cases of attacks on journalists
07:57 07/10/2010
The United States welcomes Russia's plans to review criminal cases concerning attacks on journalists, the U.S. State Department said in a statement on the fourth anniversary of the murder of Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya.
Investigation into Politkovskaya murder to be extended until February 2011
15:46 06/10/2010
The investigation into the murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya will be prolonged until February 2011, a spokesman for Russia's investigative committee said on Wednesday
Politkovskaya remembered on third anniversary of murder
19:59 07/10/2009
A rally was held in central Moscow on Wednesday in memory of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who was shot dead by an unknown killer three years ago.
Politkovskaya's family denies new suspects in murder case
15:57 07/10/2009
A lawyer acting for the family of the late Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya denied on Wednesday reports that new suspects have emerged in the 2006 murder case.
Ex-colleague says new suspects appear in Politkovskaya case
18:41 06/10/2009
New suspects have surfaced in the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, the chief editor of the newspaper where the investigative journalist worked said on Tuesday.
Annulment of not guilty verdict in Politkovskaya case upheld
14:41 03/09/2009
Russia's Supreme Court has ruled legal the annulment of a not guilty verdict in the case of the 2006 murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a defense lawyer said on Thursday.
Court rules to return Politkovskaya case to prosecutors
11:44 03/09/2009
Russia's Supreme Court ruled to return the case of murdered investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya to prosecutors
Court rules against returning Politkovskaya case to prosecutors
16:26 07/08/2009
The Moscow court turned down an application from the relatives of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya that the retrial of defendants in the 2006 murder be halted and the case returned to prosecutors.
Journalist Politkovskaya murder retrial begins in Moscow
21:35 05/08/2009
The retrial of defendants in the 2006 murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya due to start Wednesday at a Moscow court was adjourned following an application from her family.
Russia begins new trial into murder of journalist Politkovskaya
11:37 05/08/2009
The Moscow Military District Court opened on Wednesday a new trial of defendants in the 2006 murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
New Politkovskaya murder trial to begin Aug. 5 - lawyer
14:03 22/07/2009
A new trial of defendants in the 2006 murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya will begin on August 5, a lawyer acting for the victim's family said on Wednesday.
Top court overturns not-guilty verdicts in Politkovskaya trial
14:08 25/06/2009
Russia's Supreme Court overturned on Thursday not-guilty verdicts for three men charged over the 2006 murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya and ordered a retrial
Russian prosecutors appeal Politkovskaya 'not guilty' verdict
18:18 27/02/2009Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has filed an appeal against the not guilty verdict in the murder trial of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a lawyer said on Friday.

Moscow blasts OSCE comments on Politkovskaya trial
19:28 26/02/2009Statements made last week by an OSCE representative on the murder trial of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya have damaged the organization's reputation, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Investigator says Makhmudovs involved in Politkovskaya murder
14:38 25/02/2009Russia's top investigator said on Wednesday the Makhmudov brothers, acquitted of the 2006 murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, were involved in her death, but the prosecution had failed to convince the jurors of this.

Top investigators to continue probe into Politkovskaya murder
15:48 24/02/2009A spokesman for Russia's Prosecutor General's Office said on Tuesday the investigation into the 2006 murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya would continue until the identities of all those involved had been established.

Court upholds jury's 'not guilty' verdict in Politkovskaya case
15:23 20/02/2009The Moscow Military District Court acquitted on Friday three men of involvement in the 2006 murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

Accused in Politkovskaya case cleared by jury and walk free
13:19 20/02/2009All principals in the murder trial of journalist Anna Politkovskaya were freed in the courtroom. The jury unanimously cleared Ibragim and Dzhabrail Makhmudov and Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, a former police officer, of involvement in the killing of the journalist.

Politkovskaya case to be referred back to investigators - judge
12:12 20/02/2009The murder case of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya will be referred back to an investigative committee at the Russian Prosecutor General's Office, a judge said on Friday.

Jury acquits suspects in Politkovskaya murder trial-2
19:25 19/02/2009The jury has acquitted all defendants suspected of involvement in the murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the courtroom on Thursday.

Jury acquits suspects in Politkovskaya murder trial
16:58 19/02/2009The jury has acquitted all defendants suspected of involvement in the murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the courtroom on Thursday.

Politkovskaya murder case defendants to enter pleas on Feb. 16
11:39 07/02/2009Plea hearings for three defendants charged in relation to the murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya will take place on February 16.

Defendant in Politkovskaya case retracts statement
16:21 05/02/2009Politkovskaya murder trial postponed until Feb. 3
15:10 02/02/2009Politkovskaya murder trial adjourned until Feb. 2
18:16 22/01/2009A Moscow military court adjourned on Thursday the trial of suspects in the murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya until February 2.

Politkovskaya murder trial adjourned until Jan. 19
13:19 11/01/2009A Moscow military court adjourned on Sunday the trial of suspects in the murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya until January 19.

Politkovskaya murder trial adjourned until Jan. 11
17:23 29/12/2008Politkovskaya murder suspects DNA does not match killer -lawyer
16:06 26/12/2008Politkovskaya murder trial adjourned until Dec. 18
13:01 17/12/2008Court re-sanctions FSB officer arrest in Politkovskaya murder-1
16:02 04/09/2007A Moscow military court sanctioned once again the arrest of FSB Lt. Col. Pavel Ryaguzov, a suspect in the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a court press secretary said Tuesday.

More than 100 journalists killed worldwide in 2006 - UNESCO
09:52 03/05/2007More than 100 members of the media were killed worldwide in 2006, making it the bloodiest year on record for journalism, the head of the United Nations cultural organization said Wednesday.

Investigators know motive for prominent journalist's murder
18:06 20/10/2006Investigators know the motive for the murder of prominent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the first deputy prosecutor general said Friday.

Chechen PM Kadyrov said he never persecuted murdered journalist
16:18 11/10/2006"If a gas canister explodes, people start looking for a 'Chechen trace', and we are accustomed to it. But I believe we must stop making baseless accusations," he said.

Russia's Putin pledges thorough inquiry into journalist murder
19:04 10/10/2006Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he would see to it that a thorough inquiry is carried out into the recent murder of a prominent investigative journalist.

Putin informs Bush on journalist murder case investigation
19:17 09/10/2006President Vladimir Putin told his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush on the phone Monday that Russia's law enforcement agencies were doing everything possible to investigate the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

Anna Politkovskaya's anti-cynicism
17:40 09/10/2006Journalist Anna Politkovskaya murdered in Moscow
10:04 09/10/2006Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered Saturday night in her apartment building in central Moscow.

Newspaper shareholders offer $930,000 reward for murder info
17:32 08/10/2006Shareholders of a Moscow-based newspaper whose well-known reporter was killed Saturday have offered 25 million rubles (about $930,000) for information that could help resolve the murder, a newspaper official said Sunday.

Russia's Prosecutor General takes over journalist murder case
12:48 08/10/2006Russia's prosecutor General Yury Chaika took Sunday an investigation into a killing of a journalist known for articles criticizing Russian authorities' actions in Chechnya under his personal control.

Prosecutors collect evidence in Moscow reporter murder case
11:16 08/10/2006Journalist Anna Politkovskaya murdered in Moscow - 2
19:22 07/10/2006Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in central Moscow, and a Makarov pistol and four cases were discovered at the scene, the city prosecutors said Saturday.

Journalist Anna Politkovskaya murdered in Moscow
18:51 07/10/2006Journalist Anna Politkovskaya murdered in Moscow - prosecutors
18:23 07/10/2006
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Accused in Politkovskaya case cleared by jury and walk free
13:19 20/02/2009All principals in the murder trial of journalist Anna Politkovskaya were freed in the courtroom. The jury unanimously cleared Ibragim and Dzhabrail Makhmudov and Sergei Khadzhikurbanov, a former police officer, of involvement in the killing of the journalist.

Journalist Anna Politkovskaya murdered in Moscow
10:04 09/10/2006Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered Saturday night in her apartment building in central Moscow.

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Investigation into Politkovskaya murder
Novaya Gazeta reporter Anna Politkovskaya was gunned down in her Moscow apartment building on October 7, 2006. The investigation into the murder of Politkovskaya will be prolonged until February 2011.








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