23:16, 16 November 2006

Anna Politkovskaya commemorated in dozens of cities of the world

Today, on November 15, it is 40 days after Anna Politkovskaya, observer of the "Novaya Gazeta," who became known for her reports from Chechnya, was shot dead in Moscow. Today and tomorrow, pickets and other actions in memory of the well-known journalist and human rights activist will be held in many cities of the world.

The correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" informs that mass actions will take place in Kostroma, Tula, Voronezh, Tver, Ulyanovsk, Vladimir, Ekaterinburg, Ryazan, Tyumen, Tomsk, Rostov-on-Don, Murmansk, Petersburg and Moscow.

In Paris, the organization Etudes Sans Frontiers will hold debates on situation in Russia and Chechnya, dated to Politkovskaya's memorial day, the organizers report in their web-site www.esf-tchetchenie.org.

On November 16, pickets in memory of Anna Politkovskaya will be held in Germany. In Berlin - opposite the Russian embassy, and in Munich, Leipzig and Bonn - near the buildings of Russian consulates.

Mourning events in memory of Anna Politkovskaya will take place in many other cities of the world.

Author: Vyacheslav Feraposhkin, CK correspondent