Anniversary of Klebnikov murder recognized with ceremony

Former Forbes business journalist Paul Klebnikov‘s murder three years ago in Russia was recognized in a ceremony at a church in Moscow on Monday, according to a story from Joshua Yaffa of The International Herald Tribune.

Yaffa wrote, “At the afternoon service at Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the same church where Klebnikov’s memorial service was held three years ago, William Burns, the American ambassador, called on the Russian judicial system to ‘redouble its efforts’ to close the case.

“Klebnikov, an American of Russian descent who was the editor of the Russian edition of Forbes magazine, was shot and mortally wounded on a street in front of his office on July 9, 2004, in one of a series of unsolved murders of journalists in Russia during President Vladimir Putin’s presidency.

“In Washington, a State Department spokesman, Sean McCormack, also issued a statement marking the anniversary, saying that ‘the intimidation and murder of journalists is an affront to free and independent media and all who respect democratic values.'”

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