February 27, 2011 | admin

This documentary movie is an examination of Russian journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya’s death while covering the brutal Russian occupation in Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and Russian President Vladimir Putin. As the anatomy of a murder, “211: Anna” is named for the 211th Russian journalist who died since the Soviet Union’s collapse in Russia. The movie directed by Giovanna Massimetti and Paolo Serbandini.

October 7, 2010 | admin

Four year ago today, Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was shot while entering the elevator in the Moscow apartment building where she lived. The person suspected of shooting her is still at large.

October 4, 2010 | admin

A tribute to Russian humanitarian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was held on October 3, commemorating the fourth anniversary of her assassination on October 7, 2006, the birthday of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

February 14, 2010 | admin

Nothing But the Truth: Selected Dispatches by Anna Politkovskaya, edited by Arch Tait

January 31, 2010 | admin

The sister of Anna Politkovskaya, Elena Kudimova, tells why the Russian writer’s crusading journalism cost her her life.

November 29, 2009 | admin

From time to time Natalya Estemirova, a tireless, seemingly fearless defender of the human rights of fellow Chechens, held public vigils in her republic, defiantly holding up the photos of people who had vanished.

November 27, 2009 | admin

On November 24, the British Foreign Press Association Media Awards 2009 presented to its winners in London. One of the awards went to Lucy Ash and Nick Sturdee on their radio broadcasting at BBC about women in Chechnya.

November 25, 2009 | admin

The British newspaper Guardian reported, following controversies on pro-Moscow Chechen leader Kadirov, the British Horseracing Authority is bringing in new rules for next year that would ban Kadirov, and others of questionable character, from racing horses in Britain.

November 8, 2009 | admin

Human rights defenders came together for Natalya at an event which name is “Bearing Witness in Chechnya: The Legacy of Natalya Estemirova”.

October 30, 2009 | admin

“When was the last time that killings of human rights activists were so blatant, and so common?”

October 21, 2009 | admin

“Press freedom must be defended everywhere in the world with the same energy and the same insistence,” Reporters Without Borders for Press Freedom secretary-general Jean-François Julliard said as his organisation issued its eighth annual world press freedom index.

October 16, 2009 | admin

Yesterday was three months after the day, when Natalya Estemirova, a well-known Chechen human rights defender and employee of the Grozny office of the Human Rights Center “Memorial”, was kidnapped in Chechnya and then found murdered in Ingushetia. Until now, the investigation is unaware either of the murderers or the customers of this crime.

October 11, 2009 | admin

On October 7, 2009, Japan hosted an international conference which was dedicated to 3rd anniversary of murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the most well-known Russian journalist. Sharkhan Gakaev, the representative of “Free Caucasus” Organization was also attended this conference and did a speech.

October 8, 2009 | admin

Hundreds of people urged Russian authorities to find and punish the killers of journalists and human rights activists in Russia, rallying Wednesday to mark the third anniversary of the killing of Anna Politkovskaya.

October 6, 2009 | admin

Amnesty International*, U.S. based human rights organization, calls to Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russian Federation for end attacks on human rights activists in North Caucasus and Russia.

August 14, 2009 | admin

On August, 12, 2009 Russia’s opponent newspaper Novaya Gazeta declared that it would pull its journalists out of Chechnya after a human rights activist and her husband were killed as part of a string of killings there.

July 26, 2009 | admin

An International Film Festival: “Cinema Against Lies” will held in Vilnius on 1-7 August 2009 for supporting Khadizhat and Malik Gataev.

July 24, 2009 | admin

Thomas Bindesboll Larsen published an open letter to “Memorial” on the behalf of the Danish Support Committee for Chechnya.

July 22, 2009 | admin

The supporters of the human rights organisation RAW in WAR (Reach All Women in WAR) send a letter to British newspaper “Guardian” and they asked to justice for Natalya Estemirova.

July 19, 2009 | admin

Victoria Poupko, The Chairman of the Boston Group Against Ethnic Cleansing, published a statement and asked to impose sanctions against Kadyrov’s Russia from all leaders of civilized countries and people of civilized world.

July 17, 2009 | admin

Akhmad Zakayev, ex-Foreign Minister of Chechen Republic Ichkeria published a statement about the death of Natalya Estemirova and expressed his condolences to Estemirova’s relatives and her colleagues at Memorial.

June 30, 2009 | admin

After ten years a French diplomat was in Chechnya. François Zimeray, the Human Rights Ambassador of French Foreign Affairs Ministry explained to real situation in Chechnya after his official North Caucasus trip.