Ingushetia commemorates Anna Politkovskaya

A memory rally of Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta", who was murdered 4 years ago, took place in Ingushetia, in the office of the human rights organization "Mashr".

"The murder of such person is without doubt a huge loss not only for all of us, her friends and colleagues, but also for our whole country," Magomed Mutsolgov, the "Mashr" leader, has emphasized.

In his speech, he told frankly that Anna was not only his colleague, but a friend. "When once asked by some military: 'Aren't you afraid to suffer yourself by defending other people?' Anna answered: 'I'll always be on the side of weak and defenceless people, this is my position in life'," said Magomed Mutsolgov.

In total some twenty persons came to the event; Mohamed Yandiev was present, about whose kidnapped son Timur Anna wrote; Zurab Tsechoev, a human rights activist: his brother was kidnapped along with another disappeared - Rashid Ozdoev. Those present were saying that Anna's articles were resonant, and kidnappings stopped for some time.

The relatives of the kidnapped residents of Ingushetia said that "so far, there's no journalist in Russia, whose professional activities could be compared with those of Anna Politkovskaya."

See earlier reports: "Rally in memory of Anna Politkovskaya in Moscow brings hundreds of people together," "Subscriptions are bagged for renaming Lesnaya Street after Anna Politkovskaya," "European Parliament commemorates Anna Politkovskaya."

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