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Flowers for Anna

A memorial for Anna Politkovskaya (Mazepa) will be held in Moscow
07 October, 11:23
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October 7 marks eight years since the murder of Anna Politkovskaya (Mazepa), a Russian journalist of Ukrainian origin. The Moscow office of the international human rights organization Amnesty International will hold a memorial for Politkovskaya on October 7, which will aim, according to the organizers, to demonstrate “the solidarity of the international media community with their Russian counterparts who continue to work under the restrictions of freedom of speech and amid the lack of protection from the state.” The activists will bring to the memorial plaque on the Novaya Gazeta’s office building in Moscow on the day of the tragic death of Anna Politkovskaya paper flowers, made up of the front pages of publications that support this event. Den’s pages will be among them.

According to the organizers, this event is a part of a week-long effort, to run from October 6 through 12. The week’s mottos will be “Speak out for freedom!” and “Speak out for Russia!” According to director of the Amnesty International bureau in the Russian Federation Sergey Nikitin, every day of this week will be dedicated to a specific topic related to  such global issues as freedom of speech or the current situation of journalists in Russia. A letter was also posted at the official website of the Amnesty International, covering the above measures and featuring, in particular, the relevant statement of the organization’s Europe and Central Asia Program Director John Dalhuisen: “The failure to find those who instigated Anna’s murder is indicative of the climate of impunity in Russia and Anna’s case has become emblematic for repression meted on civil society in the country. Yet despite the dangers, many people in Russia continue to speak out, sometimes risking their lives and livelihoods. With this action we will remember her courage and celebrate the bravery of those who continue to fight against oppression and speak against injustice,” Dalhuisen wrote.

Den/The Day repeatedly wrote on Politkovskaya’s role, closely followed the trial of the journalist’s assassins and covered Anna (nee Mazepa)’s annual commemoration events. Many people think that Politkovskaya’s freedom-loving nature was rooted in her Ukrainian origins... As Den’s editor-in-chief Larysa Ivshyna said in an interview, “The recent events in Russia have shown how much that country lacks journalists of Politkovskaya’s caliber. However, her journalism was incompatible with life in the Russian reality.”

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