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:: U.S. Prods Russia Over Magnitsky's Death
"Despite widely publicized credible evidence of criminal conduct in Magnitsky's case, Russian authorities have failed to bring to justice those responsible ..." Moscow Times; JRL 2011-208, Nov. 17, 2011
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:: NEWSLINK: Magnitsky case investigtion not to be dropped without relatives consent - ITAR-TASS 9-9-11/JRL 2011-163
:: NEWSLINK: Ex-police officer arrested over Politkovskaya murder - AFP 8-24-11/JRL 2011-152
:: NEWSLINK: Magnitsky case probe extended to November 24 - ITAR-TASS 8-24-11/JRL 2011-152
:: NEWSLINK: Inside Russia, new light shines on Magnitsky case - Russia Beyond the Headlines 7-11-11/JRL-122
:: NEWSLINK: Russia's Medvedev sides with human rights activists on Sergei Magnitsky killing - Christian Sciene Monitor 7-6-11/JRL 2011-120
:: NEWSLINK: Human rights council publishes expert analysis of the Magnitsky case - ITAR-TASS 7-7-11/JRL 2011-120
:: NEWSLINK: Russian lawyer likely beaten to death: Kremlin council - Reuters 7-6-11/JRL 2011-119
:: NEWSLINK: Investigators blame lawyer Magnitsky's death on prison medics - ITAR-TASS 7-5-11/JRL 2011-118
:: NEWSLINK: Kremlin Needs to Find Killers Of Journalists - Moscow Times 4-5-11/JRL 2011-60
:: NEWSLINK: Oleg Kashin - A Beating On My Beat - New York Times 12-12-10/JRL 2010-229
:: NEWSLINK: Politkovskaya killer manhunt under way in Belgium - AFP 11-22-10/JRL 2010-218
:: NEWSLINK: Attack on Russian Journalist Stirs Online Allies - New York Times 11-15-10/JRL 2010-213
:: NEWSLINK: A Pummeled 4th Estate - Moscow Times, Vedemosti Editorial 11-13-10/JRL 2010-213
:: NEWSLINK: Hundreds rally in Moscow to protest attacks - AP 11-15-10/JRL 2010-213
:: NEWSLINK: Beaten Russian Journalist Oleg Kashin Recovering, Writing Notes - ABC 11-15-10/JRL 2010-213
:: NEWSLINK: The High Price of Journalism in Putin's Russia: Five of my colleagues at Novaya Gazeta have been murdered. No one has been brought to justice. - Wall Street Journal 11-12-10/JRL 2010-212
:: NEWSLINK: Smashing the messengers Another brutal assault on a reporter shows the dangers to media freedom - Economist 11-12-10/JRL 2010-212
:: NEWSLINK: Russian journalist out of coma after beating - Reuters 11-12-10/JRL 2010-212
:: NEWSLINK: Russian journalists march against attacks on media - AFP 11-12-10/JRL 2010-212
:: NEWSLINK: Mr. Medvedev's promises - Washington Post 11-9-10/JRL 2010-209
:: NEWSLINK: Recalling a journalist and an era - Washington Post 10-8-10/JRL 2010-185

:: Activists Vow to Ensure Full Inquiry Into Magnitsky Death
Two years after the brutal death of corporate lawyer and anti-corruption whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky while in government custody, human rights activists are saying that they will not stop trying to secure a full and proper investigation ... Interfax; JRL 2011-208, Nov. 17, 2011
:: The mystery behind Magnitsky's death
Though justice for Magnitsky has become a rallying call for reformers, the investigation into his death has appeared to stall ... Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-206, Nov. 15, 2011
:: Abramovich Says He Feared Russia's Murderous Aluminum Business
Billionaire Roman Abramovich had to be persuaded to invest in Russian aluminum plants in 2000 because "every three days someone was murdered in that business," he told a London court ... Kit Chellel, Bloomberg; JRL 2011-199, Nov. 3, 2011
:: List of suspects in Magnitsky death case could grow - investigators
Human rights activists insist that prison medical personnel and law enforcement officers are to blame for Magnitsky's death, which caused a huge public outcry ... Interfax; JRL 2011-197, Nov. 1, 2011
:: Magnitsky Case Probed By Same Investigators — Hermitage
The Russian Interior Ministry's Investigative Department has refused to replace investigators in the posthumous criminal inquiry against corporate lawyer and whistleblower Sergei Magnitisky; the already-ailing attorney was thrown into jail in the first place after allegedly exposing corruption, then was reportedly attacked and denied medical care, resulting in his untimely death ... Interfax; JRL 2011-195, Oct. 28, 2011
:: Investigation Into 1998 Murder Of Prominent Russian MP Resumed
An investigation into the 1998 murder of prominent Russian MP Galina Starovoytova has been revived ... Interfax; JRL 2011-195, Oct. 28, 2011
:: Top Election Official 'Barred From U.S.'
Vladimir Churov, chairman of the Central Elections Commission, said he has been included among the Russian officials blacklisted by the State Department over the Magnitsky killing, and as a result would not be able to travel to the United States to be an election observer in 2012 ... Alexey Eremenko, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-190, Oct. 20, 2011
:: Litvinenko, Revisited
A new inquest has begun in London into the death of Alexander Litvinenko, former FSB agent and British citizen, murdered five years ago with radioactive polonium-210, with the inquest likely to produce fresh evidence in a case souring Russia-UK relations for five years running ... Lidia Okorokova and Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-188, Oct. 18, 2011
:: Cold Case: As Journalists and Rights Activists Mark the Anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya's Death, Those Who Ordered her Killing Continue to Evade Justice
Though the Politkovskaya murder case has inched one step closer to a successful prosecution, police seem to be a long way from yielding clear answers ... Dan Peleschuk, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-183, Oct. 11, 2011
:: Officials Blamed For Magnitsky Death Not to Get U.S. Visas - State Dept
Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, told Ekho Moskvy that Russian officials accused of Magnitsky's death would be turned down if they seek entry visas ... Interfax; JRL 2011-185, Oct. 13, 2011
:: Russians Unsure Whether Security Services Organized High Profile Murders - Poll
Russians surveyed by a poll struggled with the question of whether they thought the FSB and other security services were involved with the assassinations of Anna Politkovskaya in Russia and Aleksandr Litvinenko in Britain ... Interfax; JRL 2011-180, Oct. 6, 2011
:: Magnitsky Foe Held On Bribery Charges
A police investigator implicated in the prosecution of Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky has been charged with extorting a $3 million bribe ... Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-180, Oct. 6, 2011
:: Russian Union of Journalists to Expose Crimes Against Reporters
The Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ) along with its foreign colleagues is opening a database about murders and persecutions of Russian journalists ... Interfax; JRL 2011-179, Oct. 5, 2011
:: Russian Left Wing Activists Rally To Commemorate 1993 Constitutional Crisis Victims
According to government figures cited by Interfax, over 150 people were killed and 300 injured in the course of the 1993 clashes ... Interfax; JRL 2011-177, Oct. 3, 2011
:: UK puts furtive sanctions on Magnitsky officials
Magnitsky's colleagues have accused a number of policemen, investigators and prison officials of orchestrating his murder to silence him, after he said he had discovered government officials stealing $230 million ... Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-177, Oct. 3, 2011
:: Theory of Berezovsky's Involvement in Politkoskaya Killing Is Not New, But Hard to Prove - Source
According to media reports, a former head of the operational search department of the Moscow GUVD, who now lives in London, was cleared of killing Politkovskaya in exchange for making detailed allegations against others, including Berezovsky ... Interfax; JRL 2011-167, Sept. 19, 2011
:: Russian government investigators now further accusation of Berezovsky over Politkovskaya's death
Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, a former Moscow police boss currently under arrest, has made a pre-trial agreement accusing exiled anti-Kremlin tycoon Berezovsky as the man who ordered the assassination of Anna Politkovskaya ... Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-166, Sept. 16, 2011
:: Supreme Court upholds conviction of killers of lawyer Markelov, journalist Baburova
The Russian Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Nikita Tikhonov and Yevgenia Khasis for killing lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova ... Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-164, Sept. 14, 2011
:: Hermitage Reports a Third Major Tax Refund Fraud Perpetrated by Moscow Tax Official Exposed by Sergei Magnitsky
Lawyers acting for Hermitage Capital have filed a criminal complaint with the Russian State Investigative Committee showing evidence of $42 million in illegal tax refunds approved by Moscow Tax Office No. 28 ... From Katie Fisher, Hermitage Fund Press Release; JRL 2011-162, Sept. 8, 2011
:: Lost and Found: Progress in the Politkovskaya Case May Indicate a Political Will to Bring Those Guilty of Killing Journalists to Justice
Journalists may be hoping that progress in the Politkovskaya case could lead to progress on other unsolved murders, although keeping attention raised for each of the many other killings can remain a challenge ... Andrew Roth, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-162, Sept. 8, 2011
:: After Magnitsky, Prison Doctors Ordered to Check Inmates' Health
No one has been arrested over Magnitsky's death, although the U.S. State Department has blacklisted unidentified Russian officials linked to his arrest ... Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-162, Sept. 8, 2011
:: Politkovskaya case may shed light on other crimes - Novaya Gazeta chief editor
Testimony from persons related to the Anna Politkovskaya murder case might shed light on other high-profile crimes, Novaya Gazeta newspaper editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov said ... RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-161, Sept. 7, 2011

:: 'Secret Witness' Detained in Politkovskaya Killing
Investigators have detained the suspected organizer of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a mumbling secret prosecution witness in a previous trial over her assassination ... Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-154, Aug. 25, 2011
:: Politkovskaya Family Lawyer Confirms: New Murder Suspect Was Earlier Treated as Witness
A lawyer for the family of Anna Politkovskaya confirmed that the man detained on suspicion of a role in killing the journalist was previously a witness for the prosecution ... Interfax; JRL 2011-153, Aug. 245, 2011
:: Presidential human rights council head praises progress in Politkovskaya murder probe
The Investigative Committee spokesman said that investigators possessed information as to who could have ordered Politkovskaya's assassination but would not make it public now ... Interfax; JRL 2011-153, Aug. 25, 2011
:: Russia Vows to Mirror U.S. Visa Sanctions Over Magnitsky Case
In July, the U.S. Department of State added the names of the Russian officials who played a part in Magnitsky's death to the blacklist of U.S. visa applicants ... Interfax; JRL 2011-148, Aug. 17, 2011
:: Magnitsky's Relatives, Their Lawyers Notified of Re-opened Criminal Inquiry - Source
The Interior Ministry's Investigative Department has announced that it is ready to send the posthumous prosecution of Magnitsky to a court ... Interfax; JRL 2011-148, Aug. 17, 2011
:: Charges in Magnitsky Case Brought Against Scapegoats - Hermitage Capital
The Hermitage Capital fund regards the announcement of charges against a prison doctor and deputy chief of the facility as insufficient, merely aimed at restricting the list of defendants to avoid the inclusion of all responsible parties and co-conspirators ... Interfax; JRL 2011-147, Aug. 16, 2011
:: Two Prison Doctors Charged in Death of Lawyer
The Investigative Committee has filed charges over the prison death of corporate lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, 20 months after the killing and two weeks after the United States blacklisted dozens of Russian officials ... Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-146, Aug. 15, 2011

:: Dozens of Russian Officials Appear 'On U.S. Blacklist'
The United States has blacklisted dozens of Russian officials implicated in the prison death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, a U.S. media report said Tuesday ... Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-134, July 27, 2011
:: Russia Already Has Magnitsky's List - Fedotov
It is important for Russia to dot all its "i's" in the case over the death of corporate lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, Mikhail Fedotov, head of the Presidential Council for Human Rights, said ... Interfax; JRL 2011-134, July 27, 2011
:: Russian Foreign Ministry should not overreact to U.S. State Department 'black lists'
Earlier this week the United States imposed visa bans on Russian officials believed to be involved in Magnitsky's death ... RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-134, July 27, 2011
:: Jail Officials Targeted Over Magnitsky
Investigators said Monday that a criminal case has been opened into two prison officials in connection with the death of Hermitage lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and that they face possible charges of "negligence" ... Natalya Krainova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-128, July 19, 2011
:: Russia can't be manipulated through external pressure
"'Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?'" Nicolai N. Petro | RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011
:: The Murder of Sergei Magnitsky
"The people who did this are not human. These people who arrested an innocent man to hide their crimes, who subjected him to inhumane treatment, and then, having failed to break his will and his spirit, beat that man while he was suffering and in pain with rubber batons, and who then locked him in an isolation cell until he was dead; these people are murderers." ... Jamison Firestone; JRL 2011-120, July 7, 2011
:: FSB, police officials could figure in Magnitsky death investigation
Federal Security Service (FSB) and Interior Ministry officials could be implicated in the death of corporate lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, according to a member of the Kremlin's human rights council ... RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-120, July 7, 2011
:: Inquiry: Magnitsky Beaten by Guards
Eight prison guards reportedly beat already-severely ill corporate lawyer Sergei Magnitsky shortly before his death ... Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-119, July 6, 2011
:: Rights activists to give press conference on Magnitsky case at Interfax
A press conference on the prison death of Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky will be held at the Interfax central office Thursday, July 7 at 2:30 p.m.; for accreditation, call (499) 250-88-32; accreditation ends one hour prior to the beginning of the conference; admission by press cards ... Interfax; JRL 2011-118, July 5, 2011
:: Head Of Russian President's Human Rights Body Welcomes Report On Lawyer's Death
Independent human rights campaigners blame Magnitskiy's death not only on the prison doctors but also on the security structures ... Interfax; JRL 2011-118, July 5, 2011
:: Magnitsky died due to lack of medical care - Russian investigators
Russian investigators declared that corporate lawyer Sergei Magnitsky died in a Moscow jail because he did not receive medical assistance in a timely fashion ... RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-117, July 4, 2011
:: Politkovskaya's Suspected Killer Held
The mastermind of Politkovskaya's murder remains unknown, and her family expressed doubt that the arrest of the suspected triggerman would shed any light on his identity ... Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-95, June 1, 2011
:: Lawyer Calls For Determining Mastermind of Politkovskaya Killing
Politkovskaya's relatives have expressed doubts that an accused triggerman, even is he is involved in the crime, can name the mastermind ... Interfax; JRL 2011-95, June 1, 2011
:: Deadline For Politkovskaya Murder Probe Pushed Back - Spokesman
The deadline for the investigation of the 2006 assassination of Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya has been moved back to Sept. 7, 2011 ... Interfax; JRL 2011-80, April 29, 2011
:: Novaya Gazeta Hopes For Progress in Politkovskaya Murder Probe
Hopefully, investigators will finally bring charges against people involved in Politkovskaya's murder, Sokolov said ... Interfax; JRL 2011-80, April 29, 2011
:: Trial Over for 'Patriotic Bonnie and Clyde'
An ultranationalist couple was convicted Thursday of gunning down a rights lawyer and a journalist, following a court process fraught with accusations of manipulations ... Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-77, April 29, 2011
:: Magnitsky Cleared in State-Ordered Check
An independent commission carrying out a Kremlin-ordered inquiry into the death of Hermitage Capital lawyer Sergei Magnitsky has found that he was illegally jailed and deprived of medical care ... Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-75, April 27, 2011
:: Reporter Killings Give Way to Beatings, New Study Says
The trend in attacks on journalists changed in 2010, with murders giving place to savage beatings, and the overall situation remained dismal ... Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-67, April 14, 2011
:: Russian Rights Envoy Wants Stricter Legal Protection For Journalists
Attacks on journalists, which became more frequent last year, provoked an active debate in society ... RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-66, April 13, 2011
:: Russian rights council to issue report into Magnitsky death
A advisory council to Medvedev says it is close to finishing a report into the prison death of business lawyer Sergei Magnitsky ... RIA Novosti; JRL 2011-61, April 6, 2011
:: Medvedev Vows Justice For Kashin
The attack on Kashin, 30, who was savagely beaten with metal rods near his home in downtown Moscow, was linked to his work, but investigators have identified no suspects ... Alexandra Odynova, Moscow Times; JRL 2011-55, March 25, 2011
:: Eyewitness identifies main suspect as lawyer Markelov's killer
Markelov and Baburova were assassinated January 19, 2009, near the Kropotkinskaya metro station in Moscow ... Interfax; JRL 2011-33, Feb. 23, 2011
:: Markelov murder trial - suspects deny everything
Nationalists murder suspects Tikhonov and Khasis faced a packed courtroom and attempted to explain away the charges ... Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-32, Feb. 22, 2011
:: Interview: Browder Sees 'Tipping Point' In Western Attitudes To Russia
Bill Browder's Hermitage Capital Management fund was Russia's biggest foreign investor until, he says, he complained about corruption and was kicked out of Russia in 2005. He now seeks international sanctions against 60 Russian officials over the prison death of Hermitage legal counsel Sergei Magnitsky ... RFE/RL; JRL 2011-18, Jan. 31, 2011
:: Russia's Shuvalov Responds To Investment Fund Head Over Lawyer Death
Sergey Magnitskiy was head of the tax and audit department in the British firm Firestone Duncan, which provided legal services for the Hermitage Capital fund. Human rights activists believe that no real investigation into Magnitskiy's death has been conducted ... Interfax; JRL 2011-18, Jan. 31, 2011
:: Masked youths mourn murdered pair and call for action against 'fascists'
About 1,000 people marched to Tverskaya Ulitsa Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova in central Moscow ...
Anna Arutunyan, Moscow News; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Abuse of Freedom is Dangerous
"A question I asked at a White House briefing recently has led to a number of personal attacks on me in the American media. In the name of the very rights and freedoms my critics claim to defend I am asking for a chance to respond ..." from Andrei Sitov, Jan. 17, 2011; JRL 2011-11, Jan. 17, 2011
:: Arizona Shooting Echoes in Moscow
The suspected attacker, Jared Loughner was described as a loner and mentally disturbed with the state-owned Rossiya 1 channel pointing out that Hitler's Mein Kampf was his favorite book. Gazprom-owned NTV added that the suspect was also fond of Marx's Communist Manifesto ... From Donald N. Jensen, forwarding his article from Voice of America, Jan. 12, 2011; JRL 2011-10, Jan. 14, 2011
:: Poll shows third of Russians link journalist attacks to people they write about
The poll showed that, among the incidents of attacks on journalists, the murder of Anna Politkovskaya (57 per cent) and the beating of Oleg Kashin at the end of last year (50 per cent) drew the widest response ... Interfax; JRL 2011-10; Jan. 14, 2011
:: Media Situation in Russia Still Bleak - Organization
The Glasnost Defense Foundation said 12 journalists were killed in 2010. Nine were killed in 2009, five in 2008, eight in 2007 and nine in 2006. Fifty-eight journalists were victims of violent assaults ... Interfax; JRL 2011-9, Jan. 13, 2011

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