SWD 9

Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya

[Анна Степановна Политковская - her name in Russian).

Art: 2010
Media: Ink, colored pencil, pencil 
Framed, 26 in. H x 34 W [66 cm. H x 86 W]

Background: A noted journalist and human rights activist, Politkovskaya was born in New York City October 30, 1958; and assassinated - murdered in Moscow, Russia, October 7, 2006.

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Ms. Politkovskaya was born on Oct. 30, 1958 in New York City to Ukrainian-born diplomatic parents. Raised in Moscow, she became a journalist and was a critic of Russian dictator Putin. She was also a critic of the second Russian military war against Chechnya. On Oct. 78, 2006 she was shot to death at point-blank range in Moscow. She was 48.

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A 1 min., 53 sec. video of the drawing.

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The Committee to Protect Journalists

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Worldwide, since 1992, over 1,095 journalists have been murdered.