Topic: Natalia Estemirova

Reuters US Online Report World News | 2009-07-16 21:16:44

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The abduction and murder of a prominent human rights activist from Chechnya sparked international outrage on Thursday and her grieving supporters asked "Who is next?." Friends carried Natalia Estemirova's body from neighboring Ingushetia, where she was dumped in woodland after she was abducted as she left home, and buried her in Chechnya. German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged ...

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Reuters US Online Report Top News | 2009-07-16 02:15:24

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A prominent human rights activist was found dead after being kidnapped in Russia's troubled republic of Chechnya on Wednesday, provoking outrage from President Dmitry Medvedev and the international community. Natalia Estemirova, a close friend of murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, worked for the human rights organization Memorial in the Chechen capital Grozny and documented abuses by law ...

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Rights Activists Detained in Chechnya

Moscow Times | 2010-02-08 11:22:26

Europe's top rights official visits Russia

Boston Globe | 2010-01-21 15:57:01

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