new york times: Fear Envelops Russia After Killing of Putin Critic Boris Y. Nemtsov

About two weeks before he was shot and killed in the highest-profile political assassination in Russia in a decade, Boris Y. Nemtsov met with an old friend to discuss his latest research into what he said was dissembling and misdeeds in the Kremlin. [mehr…]

al jazeera: Russian opposition leader Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow

Boris Nemtsov, a former deputy PM and Putin critic, shot several times from a passing car near the Kremlin. [more…]

zeit online: Opfer des staatlich geförderten Hasses

Regierungskritiker wie Boris Nemzow leben in Russland gefährlich. Der Auftragsmord an Oppositionellen hat dort Tradition – ebenso wie die öffentliche Bloßstellung. [mehr…]

rt.com: Everything will be done to punish those behind ‘vile’ murder of Nemtsov – Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised that everything will be done to punish those responsible for the organization and execution of the murder of opposition politician, Boris Nemtsov. [more…]

guardian: World leaders condemn murder of Russian politician Boris Nemtsov

Former deputy PM and critic of Vladimir Putin who was due to lead major rally on Sunday was killed near the Kremlin [more…]