Action in memory of Natasha Estemirova took place in Ekaterinburg
hro.org, July 21, 2010
A picket organized by the regional Memorial branch in memory of human rights activist Memorial’s Natalya Estemirova kidnapped in Grozny, Chechnya, and killed in Ingushetia on July 15, 2009, took place in Ekaterinburg.
Maxim Petlin, leader of Sverdlovsk YABLOKO, Alexander Kalkh, Chair of the Perm Memorial branch, Tatyana Merzlyakova, Ombudsman in the Sverdlovsk region, activists of the Movement Against Violence (Glec Edelyev) and Interregional Centre for Human Rights (Vladimir Shaklein) participated in the picketing. The picket ended by a demonstration along the main street of the city and demonstration of a documentary “Aldy: Without Limitations Period” (a joint production by Memorial and YABLOKO) devoted to killings of civilians on February 5, 2000, the Noviye Aldy village in Chechnya. The film basis on the materials obtained by Natasha Estemirova with a risk to her life.
The original (in Russian)and photos
Posted: July 21st, 2010 under Human Rights, The Murder of Natalya Estemirova.