Paper Hunts Journalist's Killers

Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta and Russian prosecutors know the identity of the assassin who gunned down journalist and outspoken Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya, whose murder caused international outrage a year ago. Since her death nine people have been arrested, but the gunman and the person who ordered the killing remain at large, the New York Times reports.

Some fear a thorough investigation is being blocked by the Kremlin. “She was killed because she was uncompromising and brave,” said a friend of Politkovskaya at a memorial service to mark the first anniversary of her death. “She struggled against violations of law, lies, and violence. Lies and violence rule this country.” (More Anna Politkovskaya stories.)