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Another Russian Journalist Dies Prematurely

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Posted on Mar 6, 2007

Police say Ivan Safronov, a military correspondent for a major Russian newspaper, jumped out of a fifth-floor window. But the media and friends say it’s likelier that he was murdered because his reporting had embarrassed Vladimir Putin’s government. Thirteen Russian journalists were killed in 2006, making it the third-most-dangerous country to report from.

(h/t: Largest Minority)

AP:

A military correspondent for Russia’s top business daily has died after falling out of a window, and some media alleged Monday that he might have been killed for his critical reporting.

Ivan Safronov, the military affairs writer for Kommersant, died Friday after falling from a fifth-story window in the stairwell of his apartment building in Moscow, officials said. His body was found by neighbors shortly after the fall.

With prosecutors investigating the death, Kommersant and some other media suggested foul play.

“The suicide theory has become dominant in the investigation, but all those who knew Ivan Safronov categorically reject it,” Kommersant said in an article Monday.

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By James Yell, March 7, 2007 at 7:12 am #
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Is it any surprise that Baby Bush was enthralled with Putin when first they held hands?

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By Charlie Kasnick, March 7, 2007 at 5:52 am #
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Not much different between putin and busch.Some people who have been black listed by the republican national comittee(bush abd cheney are the leaders of the party)wish they were dead.

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By trantieungoc, March 6, 2007 at 5:42 pm #
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Just ask Putin. He knows best.

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By Rodney, March 6, 2007 at 5:16 pm #
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Don’t give Bush and Cheney any ideas

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