Chorus of Blame Follows Rights Worker’s Death - NYTimes.com

New York Times by Andrew E. Kramer, Ellen Barry | Jul. 17, 2009 (News Report)

Pallbearers on Thursday carried the body of Natalya Estemirova, the slain Chechen rights activist, for a burial at a cemetery east of Grozny, the capital. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Judy Plapinger - Jul 20, 2009 - 1:39 PM PDT
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Glenn LaBauve
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 by Glenn LaBauve - Jul. 21, 2009

A comparason to Edgars vs King murders in the US civil Rights movement. Few spoke out after Edgars was murdered, when few were silent after the King murder.

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Judy Plapinger
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 by Judy Plapinger - Jul. 20, 2009

Chilling and sad. Another chapter in the continuing human rights assault in Russia and the former Soviet Union.

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    New York Times | Jul. 18, 2009
    Natalya Estemirova was one of the premier human rights investigators in the entire Caucasus, unflinching as she documented crimes against uncountable others.
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  • Russian activist 'found murdered'

    BBC News | Jul. 15, 2009 (News Report)
    A prominent Russian human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova, is found dead after being abducted in Chechnya.
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