The Kremlin declined to comment immediately

Reporters who delve into the dangerous world of Chechen politics are often targets. Markelov had led attempts to block the early release of Russian Colonel Yuri Budanov, who was convicted of her murder. "Markelov was a lawyer foremost but in his heart he was also a human rights activist he fought for the underdog against some powerful people," said Lyudmilla Alexeyeva, one of Russia's most famous human rights activists. Investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya, who also worked at Novaya Gazeta, was shot dead in 2006 outside her flat in Moscow She also wrote about Chechnya. Human Rights Watch called for the European Union and other partners to push Moscow to bring those responsible for the killings to justice. Kungayeva's murder in 2000 provoked a storm of protest in Chechnya.

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