Honoring the Legacies of Natalya Estemirova and Paul Klebnikov

You are subscribed to Collected Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Honoring the Legacies of Natalya Estemirova and Paul Klebnikov 07/14/2021 07:11 PM EDT Ned Price, Department Spokesperson This month, the United States honors slain journalists Natalya Estemirova and Paul Klebnikov.  Klebnikov, a Forbes magazine journalist and U.S. citizen, investigated and exposed corruption in post-Soviet Russia.  On July 9, 2004, he was shot and killed in Moscow, likely in retaliation for his work.  Estemirova exposed the egregious human rights violations committed during the Second Chechen War as a human rights activist and journalist for Novaya Gazeta.  Estemirova was abducted in Grozny, Chechnya and killed on July 15, 2009. The organizers and perpetrators of these heinous murders were never brought to justice, and violence and pressure against journalists continues with impunity in Russia.  The United States condemns the Russian government's ongoing crackdown on independent media and stands in solidarity with independent Russian journalists and human rights defenders. Estemirova's and Klebnikov's legacies will live on in their work, in the next generation of brave reporters they have inspired, and in the fight for human rights and against corruption in Russia. Stay connected with the State Department: External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.    Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This email was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520