Anna Politkovskaya
Russian journalist (1958-2006) · United States · Journalists · Died at 48 · also Russia
20 years since their death, on 7 October.
Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya was a Russian investigative journalist who reported on political and social events in Russia, in particular, the Second Chechen War (1999-2005). She was found murdered in the elevator of her apartment block in Moscow on 7 October 2006, Vladimir Putin's birthday.
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202620 years since their death, on 7 October.7 October 20252007Daniel Pearl AwardAwardGeschwister-Scholl-PreisAwardPremis Internacionals Terenci MoixAwardUNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom PrizeAward2006Died7 October 2006International Press Institute World Press Freedom HeroesAward2005Civil Courage PrizeAwardPreis für die Freiheit und Zukunft der MedienAward2004Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Award for Cultural and Political JournalismAward2003Hermann Kesten PrizeAwardLettre Ulysses AwardAward2002Andrei Sakharov Prize "For Journalism as a Deed"AwardCourage in Journalism AwardAward2001Artyom Borovik awardAward2000Golden Pen of RussiaAward1958Born30 August 1958
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Near her apartment, Moscow, 2006
Grave of Anna Politkovskaya at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow![Some observers alleged that Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov or his men were behind the assassination of Politkovskaya.[71]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Ramzan_Kadyrov_%282018-06-15%29_01.jpg/1280px-Ramzan_Kadyrov_%282018-06-15%29_01.jpg)
Some observers alleged that Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov or his men were behind the assassination of Politkovskaya.[71]
Slogans protesting the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on a memorial to Politkovskaya at the Garden of the Righteous in Warsaw
Anna Politkovskaya Promenade in PragueAwards
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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1958 to 2006 · aged 48
In common with Anna
Roberto SavianoBoth received Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Award for Cultural and Political Journalism
Daniel PearlBoth received Daniel Pearl Award
Seymour HershBoth received Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Award for Cultural and Political Journalism
Lara LoganBoth received John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award
Roman AninBoth received Artyom Borovik award
Bernard-Henri LévyBoth received Daniel Pearl AwardFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.