Witness History: Archive 2013 - The Murder of Anna Politkovskaya

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The outspoken Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead outside her Moscow flat in October 2006. She had been a fierce critic of Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin, and a campaigner for human rights. Her son, Ilya Politkovsky, was the first family member at the scene of the crime.

(Photo: Anna Politkovskaya. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Published on Monday, 7th October 2013.

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