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| Russians remember killed reporter | Russians remember killed reporter |
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| Hundreds of people have gathered in central Moscow to pay tribute to prominent journalist Anna Politkovskaya - a day after she was murdered. | Hundreds of people have gathered in central Moscow to pay tribute to prominent journalist Anna Politkovskaya - a day after she was murdered. |
| They lit candles and laid flowers. Some held posters describing the killing as politically-motivated. | |
| The 48-year-old mother of two was known as a fierce critic of the Kremlin's actions in Chechnya. | The 48-year-old mother of two was known as a fierce critic of the Kremlin's actions in Chechnya. |
| Her death has been widely condemned in Russia and elsewhere. But there has been no word so far from the Kremlin. | Her death has been widely condemned in Russia and elsewhere. But there has been no word so far from the Kremlin. |
| Russia's prosecutor-general has personally taken charge of the murder investigation - focusing on possible links to her investigative reporting. | Russia's prosecutor-general has personally taken charge of the murder investigation - focusing on possible links to her investigative reporting. |
| Risk is a usual part of my job Anna Politkovskaya Obituary: Anna Politkovskaya Anna's colleagues pay tribute Russian media reaction | Risk is a usual part of my job Anna Politkovskaya Obituary: Anna Politkovskaya Anna's colleagues pay tribute Russian media reaction |
| Ms Politkovskaya was due to publish an article on torture and kidnappings in Chechnya on Monday, her Novaya Gazeta has revealed. | Ms Politkovskaya was due to publish an article on torture and kidnappings in Chechnya on Monday, her Novaya Gazeta has revealed. |
| Anna Politkovskaya was found shot dead on Saturday in a lift at her block of flats in the Russian capital, Moscow. | Anna Politkovskaya was found shot dead on Saturday in a lift at her block of flats in the Russian capital, Moscow. |
| Grainy CCTV footage from the building shows a man in a baseball cap following her inside just before the shooting. | Grainy CCTV footage from the building shows a man in a baseball cap following her inside just before the shooting. |
| Police sources quoted by Russian media say Ms Politkovskaya was shot three times in the body and once in the head. | Police sources quoted by Russian media say Ms Politkovskaya was shot three times in the body and once in the head. |
| A Makarov pistol and four cartridges were reportedly found near her body. | A Makarov pistol and four cartridges were reportedly found near her body. |
| Her newspaper is offering a $1m (£534,000) reward for information to track down the killer. | Her newspaper is offering a $1m (£534,000) reward for information to track down the killer. |
| Putin blamed | Putin blamed |
| Mourners - some weeping - laid flowers outside Ms Politkovskaya's home, as hundreds gathered in Moscow's Pushkin Square and in the Chechen capital, Grozny, to condemn the murder. | Mourners - some weeping - laid flowers outside Ms Politkovskaya's home, as hundreds gathered in Moscow's Pushkin Square and in the Chechen capital, Grozny, to condemn the murder. |
| Russia's NTV channel has broadcast CCTV footage of a suspect | Russia's NTV channel has broadcast CCTV footage of a suspect |
| "Don't be silent," said a message written on a mask one of the protesters was wearing across her mouth to highlight allegations of press freedoms in Russia. | "Don't be silent," said a message written on a mask one of the protesters was wearing across her mouth to highlight allegations of press freedoms in Russia. |
| "The Kremlin has killed freedom of speech," said one of the posters at Pushkin. | "The Kremlin has killed freedom of speech," said one of the posters at Pushkin. |
| Another said "Anna was killed by cannibalist state power." | Another said "Anna was killed by cannibalist state power." |
| Others blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the murder. | Others blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the murder. |
| Ms Politkovskaya often wrote about human rights abuses in Chechnya and her last published article in Novaya Gazeta attacked pro-Moscow militia there. | Ms Politkovskaya often wrote about human rights abuses in Chechnya and her last published article in Novaya Gazeta attacked pro-Moscow militia there. |
| RUSSIA'S CONTRACT KILLINGS Sept 2006 - first deputy chairman of Russia's central bank Andrei Kozlov shot dead in MoscowOct 2005 - former bank head Alexander Slesarev gunned down near MoscowJuly 2004 - US editor of Forbes' Russian edition Paul Klebnikov shot dead in MoscowOct 2002 - Magadan governor Valentin Tsvetkov killed in MoscowNov 1998 - liberal MP Galina Starovoitova killed in St PetersburgMarch 1995 - leading journalist Vladislav Listyev shot dead in Moscow Russia's hitmen | RUSSIA'S CONTRACT KILLINGS Sept 2006 - first deputy chairman of Russia's central bank Andrei Kozlov shot dead in MoscowOct 2005 - former bank head Alexander Slesarev gunned down near MoscowJuly 2004 - US editor of Forbes' Russian edition Paul Klebnikov shot dead in MoscowOct 2002 - Magadan governor Valentin Tsvetkov killed in MoscowNov 1998 - liberal MP Galina Starovoitova killed in St PetersburgMarch 1995 - leading journalist Vladislav Listyev shot dead in Moscow Russia's hitmen |
| Ms Politkovskaya had received death threats in the past and suspicions were immediately raised that her death was a contract killing. | Ms Politkovskaya had received death threats in the past and suspicions were immediately raised that her death was a contract killing. |
| Ms Politkovskaya became ill with food-poisoning on her way to report on the Beslan school siege in 2004, which some believed to be an attempt on her life. | Ms Politkovskaya became ill with food-poisoning on her way to report on the Beslan school siege in 2004, which some believed to be an attempt on her life. |
| In 2001, she fled to Vienna, Austria, after receiving e-mail threats claiming a Russian police officer she had accused of committing atrocities against civilians wanted to take his revenge. | In 2001, she fled to Vienna, Austria, after receiving e-mail threats claiming a Russian police officer she had accused of committing atrocities against civilians wanted to take his revenge. |