Getting away with murder in Russia
In the past decade alone, at least 17 journalists in Russia have been murdered. Those killed represent the breadth of Russian journalism – editors, reporters, photographers, columnists, cameramen and a publisher. They come from large cities and small towns across Russia; some, like Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya and Forbes Russia editor Paul Klebnikov, had earned international acclaim, while others had covered issues significant only to their communities. They all engaged in critical reporting that upset powerful interests – whether in government, business, law enforcement or organised crime.
Shockingly, in only one case have the killers been convicted. Why are these murders going unsolved? The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has closely examined these 17 murders, committed under the current Russian leadership, and found that in all cases the lack of transparency and accountability, susceptibility to external pressures, conflicts of interest, or insufficient political will have marred official investigations.
CPJ's report, Anatomy of Injustice, published this week in Moscow and London, documents the government's inability to solve the crimes and reflects shortcomings at investigative, prosecutorial and judicial levels. More
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