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Natalia Estemirova

Russia Huffs and Puffs as the House Comes Down

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

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Robert Amsterdam

By creating manageable confrontations with Europe, the U.S, and former Soviet states, the Kremlin is attempting to govern outwardly, diminishing pressures for greater domestic accountability.

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After Obama Visit, Russia Resets to Default

Robert Amsterdam | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

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Robert Amsterdam

What can be said about a kleptocratic country with no rule of law, where women are shot dead, young promising lawyers slain and the rest cowed into submission by fear?

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Top Chechnya Rights Defender is Brutally Slain

Human Rights Watch | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

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Human Rights Watch has called on Russian authorities to investigate immediately the abduction and killing of Estemirova, and to bring all of those involved to justice.

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Medvedev: Natalya Estemirova's Killers Will Be Found

AP | ROLAND LOSCH and GEIR MOULSON | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

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MUNICH — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday he is confident that the killer of a prominent human rights activist will be found and ...

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Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechen Leader, Fingered By Natalia Estemirova's Colleagues For Her Death

GlobalPost | Posted 08.15.2009 | World

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Natalia Estemirova was an increasingly rare breed in Russia. Committed to exposing human rights abuses committed by the ruthless leadership in Chechny...

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Natalia Estemirova: Russian Rights Activist Kidnapped, Found Dead

AP | MIKE ECKEL and MANSUR MIROVALEV | Posted 08.15.2009 | World

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MOSCOW — A well-known Russian rights activist was found slain execution-style on Wednesday, hours after being kidnapped in Chechnya – the ...

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