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Politkovskaya’s Editor Repeats Putin Warning on 20th Anniversary

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC · How we work

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Politkovskaya’s editor recalled her warning about Putin’s authoritarian path on the 20th anniversary of her murder.
She was shot dead in a lift on October 7, 2006, Putin’s 54th birthday.
The convicted gunmen, whose mastermind remains unidentified, are imprisoned.
In 2021, Putin said his agencies had done everything to uncover the crime.
The Kremlin calls Novaya Gazeta a foreign agent, prompting exiled journalists to say Politkovskaya’s fate still drives their work.

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Politkovskaya’s editor recalled her warning about Putin’s authoritarian path on the 20th anniversary of her murder.
She was shot dead in a lift on October 7, 2006, Putin’s 54th birthday.
The convicted gunmen, whose mastermind remains unidentified, are imprisoned.
In 2021, Putin said his agencies had done everything to uncover the crime.
The Kremlin calls Novaya Gazeta a foreign agent, prompting exiled journalists to say Politkovskaya’s fate still drives their work.