Politkovskaya posthumously received the UNESCO Award
Anna Politkovskaya. Photo from the site of her memory Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, killed in the entrance of her own house in October last year, was posthumously awarded the UNESCO press freedom, RIA Novosti reports. "Anna Politkovskaya showed incredible courage and perseverance, illuminating the events in Chechnya, while in the world they indifferently related to this conflict," the organization said in the commander.