NYT/AP: Russian Journalist Found Dead

Russian Journalist Found Dead
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: October 7, 2006

MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian journalist known for her critical coverage of the war in Chechnya was shot to death Saturday in the capital, police said.

Anna Politkovskaya's body was found in an elevator in an apartment building, a duty officer at a central Moscow police station told The Associated Press. A pistol and four bullets were found in the elevator, the Interfax news agency reported, citing police officials.

Politkovskaya was respected for her critical, in-depth coverage of the Russian government campaign in Chechnya.

In 2004, she fell seriously ill with symptoms of food poisoning after drinking tea on a flight from Moscow to southern Russia during the school hostage crisis in Beslan. At the time, her colleagues suspected it was an attempt on her life.

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NYT/Reuters: War Reporter Found Shot Dead in Moscow

....Politkovskaya, a mother of two, was well-known for exposing rights abuses by Russian troops and remained critical of Moscow's campaign despite intense government pressure.

Her war reporting often meant she was under scrutiny by Russian politicians and, sometimes, the security services. She had been arrested and complained of sometimes being threatened....

Politkovskaya, who worked for Novaya Gazeta -- a newspaper known for its opposition to the Kremlin -- acted as a negotiator with Chechen rebels who laid siege to a Moscow theater in 2002....

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