A temporary memorial plaque has been installed on Politkovskaya's house.

Civil Initiative activists have replaced the destroyed plaque with a temporary one on the building where Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered.

As reported by the Caucasian Knot, unknown individuals smashed a memorial plaque on the building where journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered. The journalist's children and the editorial board of Novaya Gazeta have demanded a criminal investigation.

A temporary memorial plaque has been installed on the house where journalist Ana Politkovskaya lived and was murdered, the Moscow branch of the Civil Initiative party reported on January 17. The party also demanded that the authorities hold those who destroyed the memorial accountable. "Vandalism must not go unpunished, and the destruction of memory must not become the norm," the publication stated.

The plaque placed by activists is located below the location where the memorial plaque was originally installed, according to the photo attached to the publication.

The temporary plaque is made of foam board. Party representatives also laid flowers and brought new oil lamps there, RusNews reports.

As a reminder, residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg brought flowers to her grave, the Novaya Gazeta office, and the memorial to the victims of repression on the 19th anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya's murder. Some of those convicted in the murder case have already been released, but the person who ordered the assassination has not yet been convicted, Politkovskaya's colleagues recalled.

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