В двадцатую годовщину убийства журналистки «Новой газеты» Анны Политковской представители 32 стран потребовали от российских властей установить всех причастных к преступлению и прекратить давление на независимые СМИ.

Заявление распространила Коалиция за свободу СМИ. Его подписали представители Великобритании, Германии, Франции, Италии, Канады, Украины, Австралии, Латвии, Литвы, Эстонии, Чили, Японии, Испании и других государств.

October 7 marks the 20th anniversary of the murder of *Novaya Gazeta* journalist Anna Politkovskaya. While the courts have identified the perpetrators and organizers of the crime, the person who ordered the killing has never been named. The statute of limitations for the case expired in 2021—fifteen years after the murder took place.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev considers determining the fates of missing persons to be one of the state's most important issues. He stated this in an address to participants of the 4th International Conference on Missing Persons, currently taking place in Baku.

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has urged the country's authorities to close the border with Russia and ban Russian citizens from entering. He outlined his position on Facebook from custody, commenting on reports regarding the death of an employee at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute.