Natalya Estemirova

Larry July 16, 2009 Doodles

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Ball point pen on the morning newsprint

Natalya was a mother, lawyer, journalist and Russian human rights activist. She worked and reported on Russian civil rights abuses in Chechnya. Yesterday she was kidnapped from her home in Grozny. Her body was found dead nine hours later, dumped by the side of the road with two gun shot wounds to the head. She was 50 year old.

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2 Responses to “Natalya Estemirova”

  1. a brush with color said:

    Jul 16, 09 at 7:51 pm

    Tragic–you hear that fairly often in that part of the world, sadly. It’s a beautiful portrait of her–haunting, really.

  2. Robor said:

    Jul 18, 09 at 11:53 am

    Thank you! I would now go on this blog every day!
    Robor

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