Natalia Estemirova | Status: Murdered | Russia
On July 15, 2009, Natalia Estemirova, a journalist and human rights defender, was abducted by four gunmen on her way to work in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. Estemirova… More
Anna Politkovskaya | Status: Murdered | Russia
Anna Politkovskaya was an accomplished journalist, writer, and human rights activist. She produced a large body of work on human rights abuses in Russia and was murdered for her… More
Five Years On, Writers Continue to Call for Justice for Anna Politkovskaya
On the five-year anniversary of the murder of acclaimed Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, PEN American Center once again appealed to the Russian government for justice, citing an ongoing “climate… More
PEN Raises Questions about the Investigation of Anna Politkovskaya’s Assassination
After almost a year with little news of the progress of the investigation into the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the arrests in late August 2007 of ten… More
PEN Statement on the Murder of Anna Politkovskaya in Russia
PEN is appalled by the news of the murder today, October 7, 2006, of renowned Russian journalist and author Anna Politkovskaya, who was found shot dead in an elevator… More