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Rememberances for Other
Slain Russian Journalists
Unfortunately, Anna Politkovskaya is not the only journalist to be
murdered and have no one brought to justice. Since 2000, twelve other
journalists have been brutally murdered with no suspects brought to
justice in any of the cases. We remember them and their contributions
to a free press in Russia.
Igor Domnikov, Novaya Gazeta
July 16, 2000
A reporter for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta who wrote on social and cultural
issues, Domnikov was found in the entryway of his apartment building
with serious head injuries from a beating with a heavy blunt instrument.
Editors at Novaya Gazeta said they believed Domnikov was not the true
target but mistaken for Oleg Sultanov. Sultanov had helped write a series
of stories about corruption in the oil industry and had received death
threats for his work before.
Sergei Novikov, Radio Vesna
July 26, 2000
The president of an independent radio station, Novikov was killed by
four point-blank shots while entering his apartment building. The day
before his murder, Novikov had participated in a television panel where
he discussed the future of a governor’s deputy who was implicated
in a corruption scandal.
Iskandar Khatloni, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
September 21, 2000
A Moscow based correspondent for RFE / RL, Khatloni was working on stories
of human rights abuses in Chechnya at the time of his death. He was
found unconscious in the street with severe head wounds from which he
would later die.
Sergei Ivanov, LadaTV
October 3, 2000
Ivanov served as the director general of the local television station,
LadaTV, which was influencial in local politics. He was shot five times
by an assailant at his apartment building. Police suggested that advertising
revenues from the TV station could have been a motivation for the crime.
Adam Tepsurgayev, Reuters
November 21, 2000
Tepsurgayev was a freelance cameraman who covered the wars in Chechnya.
He was murdered in his home village in Chechnya by Chechen speaking
gunmen. His brother, who was also injured in the attack, believes his
death was retaliation for his coverage of the Russian war in Chechnya.
Eduard Markevich, Novy Reft
September 18, 2001
This editor and publisher of a local newspaper was found shot in the
back. His paper often criticized local officials. He had previously
been beaten by two assailants and had been receiving threatening phone
calls before his death.
Natalia Skryl, Nashe Vremya
March 9, 2002
Skryl worked at a Rostov Oblast newspaper. She was working on a story
about a plant that was possibly distilling methanol in a hazardous manner
and reporting on the Tagmet metallurgical plant whose ownership was
at the time contested by a number of actors. She was found near her
home with serious head injuries from which she later died.
Valeri Ivanov, Tolyattinskoye Obozreniye
April 29, 2002
The editor-in-chief of this local newspaper was shot eight times in
the head, in front of five witnesses, as he left his home. He was murdered
in the city of Tolyatti, a hub of organized crime and corruption.
He routinely reported on the corruption in the local automobile industry
and government. He was also the head of the private television station
LadaTV, whose director general had been previously killed.
Aleksei Sidorov, Tolyattinskoye Obozreniye
October 9, 2003
The editor-in-chief of Tolyattinskoye Obozreniye was stabbed repeatedly
with an ice pick in the chest and back by a group of men who were waiting
for Sidorov outside of his home. He had come to the position of editor-in-chief
after the murder of Ivanov and was likely killed for similar reasons.
Dmitri Shvets, TV-21 Northwestern Broadcasting
April 18, 2003
This co-owner of a Murmansk television station was shot dead in front
of his station’s offices. The station was influential in local
politics and had recently criticized city hall and certain candidates
who were running in upcoming municipal elections. The stations’
employees reported they had been threatened by a mayoral candidate if
they reported anything unflattering of him.
Paul Klebnikov, Forbes Russia
July 9, 2004
This American editor of Forbes Russia was a major force in investigating
the ultra rich of Russian society, including the powerful group of Russian
wealthy known as the Oligarchs. He was shot from a passing car as he
left work. He wrote stories on people like the powerful Boris Berezovsky
and of shady dealings in the oil industry. Before his death he published
a list of the richest men in Russia, which many believe earned him powerful
and wealthy enemies interested in ending his investigations.
Magomedzagid Varisov, Novoye Delo weekly
June 28, 2005
This prominent journalist and director of the Center for Strategic Initiatives
and Political Technologies was shot dead near his house. He often criticized
the Dagestan opposition in the Novoye Delo weekly paper.
