Novaya Gazeta is no stranger to hostility and controversy. The crusading Russian newspaper is known for powerful investigations — and in Russia, this sort of work can provoke an angry reaction. The paper’s star reporter Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead in her apartment building in 2006. Exactly who ordered her murder has never been confirmed.
Washington Post: She broke the story of Chechnya’s anti-gay purge; now, she has to flee Russia
Tens of thousands of people gather in central Grozny, capital of Russia's North Caucasus region of Chechnya, on Jan. 22, 2016 for a mass state-sponsored demonstration in support of strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
