Anna Politkovskaia, a Russian journalist killed 20 years ago, remains a significant figure in Russian journalism

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Journalist Anna Politkovskaïa was killed in Moscow on October 7, 2006, during her Chechnya investigations. She worked on human rights defense and predicted dangers posed by Vladimir Putin.

Anna Politkovskaïa investigated the Chechen war and worked on human rights defense.
Anna Politkovskaïa was assassinated on October 7, 2006, in her building's stairwell in Moscow.

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