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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9944
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/russia

EU strongly condemns assassination of Natalia Estemirova and calls for swift and thorough investigation

Brussels, 16/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Union has severely condemned the assassination, on 15 July, of Natalia Estemirova, a prominent Russian human rights activist from the NGO, Memorial, which is particularly involved in Chechnya. Ms Estemirova was abducted by unknown individuals on Wednesday in Grozny. Her body was found hours later in neighbouring Ingushetia. Ms Estemirova had often denounced acts of violence committed by President Kadirov's regime in Chechnya. She had also...

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