Anna Politkovskaya

Death Threats Against Italian Author

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 10.24.2008 | Media


Jayne Lyn Stahl

This is not the first time we've seen a prominent journalist be slated for assassination, or assassinated.

Putin's Broken Promise

Nina Ognianova | Posted 02.14.2008 | Media


Nina Ognianova

Putin may not be personally responsible for his government's hostility toward the press, but one thing is certain: he has not lived up to his pledge to protect journalists.

Prosecutors Know Who Killed Russian Journalist

New York Times | CJ Chivers | Posted 10.07.2007 | Media


The independent Novaya Gazeta newspaper and Russian prosecutors know the identity of the man who killed Anna Politkovskaya, the newspaper's correspond...

Pass the Federal Shield Law

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 10.03.2007 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

We must urge the Senate to pass this federal shield law not merely to empower reporters, and a free press, but to empower each and every one of us; to give us back the truth of our elections and our wars.

Chechen Detained In Murder Of Famed Russian Journalist

AP | Mike Eckel | Posted 09.15.2007 | Home


The former head of a district in Chechnya has been arrested on suspicion of organizing the execution-style murder of investigative journalist Anna Pol...