posted by zaina19 on October, 2007 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/7/2007 7:08 AM Foreign rights activists detained by police Updated: 10/07/07 6:40 AM
MOSCOW (AP) — Police on Saturday detained several foreign rights activists trying to attend a conference commemorating Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian investigative reporter and Kremlin critic who was murdered one year ago, activists said.
The detentions occurred on the eve of the anniversary of Politkovskaya’s execution-style slaying in her Moscow apartment building entryway. Other rights activists, journalists and some of Russia’s beleaguered opposition planned commemoration ceremonies today in Moscow.
Politkovskaya won international acclaim for her reporting of atrocities against civilians in war-scarred Chechnya, and her killing cast a harsh light on the safety of journalists and government critics under President Vladimir V. Putin.
The five detained activists — including citizens of Spain, Britain and Germany — were among dozens who traveled to the city of Nizhny Novgorod for the conference.
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