Leading Journalist Khadzhimurad Kamalov Assassinated
Prominent journalist and newspaper founder Khadzhimurad Kamalov was gunned down by a masked assailant as he was leaving the offices of his newspaper on December 15, 2011, in Dagestan. More
PEN Statement on the Murder of Chechen Anti-Separatist Poet Ruslan Akhtakhanov
On November 15, 2011, Ruslan Akhtakhanov, a prominent Chechen poet, was shot dead in Moscow in what the authorities believe to be a contract killing. More
Two Sentenced for Murder of Anastasiya Baburova and Stanislav Markelov
PEN International welcomes the conviction and sentencing of two people in connection to the 2009 double murder of freelance journalist Anastasiya Baburova and human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov, in… More
Investigations Re-Opened into the Murders of Five Journalists
Russian investigators have pledged to re-open investigations into the cases of murdered journalists Valery Ivanov, Natalia Skryl, Aleksei Sidorov, Yuri Shchekochikhin, and Vagif Kochetkov. More
Two Journalists Hospitalized, Another Put on Trial
PEN International condemns the brutal attacks on journalists Oleg Kashin and Anatoliy Adamchuk, which took place on November 6 and 8, 2010, respectively. More
Human Rights Defender Natalia Estemirova Murdered
International PEN is appalled by the July 15, 2009 abduction and murder of the courageous human rights defender and journalist Natalia Estemirova. PEN welcomes statements by Russian President Medvedev… More
Writer Michel Kilo Released
International PEN welcomes the May 19, 2009 release of Syrian writer Michel Kilo. He was sentenced to three years in prison on May 13, 2007 for his dissident writings… More
Four Journalists Killed and Others Attacked in First Months of 2009
International PEN is alarmed by the increased levels of physical violence against print journalists in Russia. More
Novaya Gazeta Journalist and Lawyer Shot Dead
International PEN is shocked by the January 20, 2009 murders of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasiya Baburova. More
Editor Nikolai Andrushchenko Freed on Bail
Nikolai Andrushchenko, co-founder and editor of the newspaper Novy Peterburg, was freed on bail according to a decision taken by the Dzerzhinski District Court of St. Petersburg, on May… More
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