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Yuri Petrovich Shchekochikhin (Russian: Ю́рий Петро́вич Щекочи́хин, IPA: [ˈjʉrʲɪj pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ɕːɪkɐˈtɕixʲɪn]; 9 June 1950 – 3 July 2003) was a Soviet and later Russian investigative journalist, writer, and liberal lawmaker in the Russian parliament.
3 de jul. de 2023 · The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) remember the Russian journalist who died in 2003 under suspicious circumstances. They accuse the Russian authorities of covering up his murder and demand a full investigation into his case.
Shchekochikhin, 53, then deputy editor of the independent Moscow twice-weekly Novaya Gazeta, died 12 days after being hospitalized in a Moscow clinic with what doctors said was an acute allergic reaction, according to CPJ interviews and multiple press reports.
One of the most honest and courageous journalists in the history of modern Russia was brutally murdered. There was virtually no investigation – the case of Shchekochikhin’s death was closed several times without giving any result. But those who knew Yuri Petrovich Shchekochikhin, who worked with him, know what was there behind his death.
3 de jul. de 2023 · The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Russian investigative journalist Yuri Shchekochikhin, who died in 2003 under suspicious circumstances. They accuse the Russian authorities of covering up his murder and call for a full investigation.
16 de oct. de 2021 · He says it belongs to Politkovskaya and five other colleagues murdered since 2000. To Yuri Shchekochikhin, an investigative journalist who was poisoned. To Igor Domnikov, bludgeoned to death.
8 de oct. de 2021 · He was later quoted as dedicating the award to “those who died defending the right of people to freedom of speech” and went on to name Igor Domnikov, Yuri Shchekochikhin, Anna Stepanovna...
