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Russia: Litvinovich on Beslan Report

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Humanitarian Response, Law, Media & Journalism, Politics, War & Conflict

David McDuff of A Step At A Time translates [1] a piece by Marina Litvinovich, an activist and founder of the Truth of Beslan portal; she writes: “Another of the report’s conclusions is that 32 people took part in the school seizure, of whom 31 were killed and one has been sentenced in court. This is simply ridiculous. Even the Prosecutor’s office has already admitted under pressure from us that there may have been more of them. It’s a mystery why this figure has not changed in Torshin’s reports since 2004 – there is a mass of evidence which refutes it. All this is being done for one purpose alone – to close the question of Beslan.”