Today 17 years ago, on 7 October 2006, Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is assassinated in Moscow for criticizing Putin

Six people are suspected of involvement in the case – former police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, Chechen-born Lom-Ali Gaitukayev, former police officer Sergei Kadzhikurbanov and the Makhmudov brothers, one of whom is alleged to have been the killer. None of them have been brought to justice.