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Today 17 years ago, on 7 October 2006, Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is assassinated in Moscow for criticizing Putin (www.iwmf.org)

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Six people are suspected of involvement in the case – former police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, Chechen-born Lom-Ali Gaitukayev, former police officer Sergei Kadzhikurbanov and the Makhmudov brothers, one of whom is alleged to have been the killer. None of them have been brought to justice.

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RAW (Reach All Women) in WAR honours Ethiopian journalist Lucy Kassa with the 2023 Anna Politkovskaya Award

Lucy Kassa, whose unwavering commitment to speak truth to power and expose the mass rape of women in Tigray and the killing of civilians, has made her a target for those who want to silence journalists and rule Ethiopia by the force of the gun.

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