58 candles. Perhaps, he would off in a hurry, anxious to start writing, even today. The last witness hot from the Caucasus, or the hearing of yet another one of those processes that followed assiduously. Monday would have been for her. Working day, the first of the week.
probably arrived on the job, he met with a fleeting smile the best wishes of his colleagues, who, like many others in the country, and in the West, the estimate for that charisma, that ability and in his spare to make clear and dark reality of telling news unspoken. He opened his mail box, today attacked the cards. Li was filed, to respond calmly at a later time. Now, it is to get to work. On the desk, next to the bunch of flowers given her by colleagues, even the first launches of the agency.
None of this. No cake, candles to extinguish or hearings to go. No hurry. only the silence of his colleagues, as every year Troekurov gathered at the cemetery in the outskirts of Moscow. On the desktop, flowers and leaves are replaced by newly printed a picture of her. Your computer will have seized for investigations. Some of the tools of his daily work are now in the shrine at the entrance of the editorial. Together with those of others, before and after her, have lost their lives while carrying out his same job.
Today, 30 September 2010, Anna Politkovskaya was a special day, one of his birthday. Unfortunately, the conditional is a must. On October 7, 2006 was murdered at the entrance to his house. He was returning from shopping. Revolver, Dried, they tore their lives. But Makarov - the murder weapon, left beside his body - will not erase his memory, imprinted in his articles, and in the minds of those who follow and appreciate. Perhaps, even by those who, like a coward, he killed her.
Anna worked at the Novaya Gazeta, opposition newspaper. In his piece, he explained to the nation and the world the truth about the Caucasus. Documenting human rights abuses by the Russian army. A mission in life, well beyond the working hours: there was no hearing of a trial of officers guilty of crimes in Chechnya, which could be missed.
Anna was not only an exemplary journalist. It was also a brave woman. She kept her children, and at the same time, fought for a democratic and just Russia. With determination.
was still physically with us, perhaps the newspaper would have drawn piece recalling the appointment for the next day, the event for the right of association. It, even if guaranteed by Article 31 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation is constantly trampled by the authorities. For this reason, 31 of each month, political parties, associations and organizzazioni di diverso orientamento politico si riuniscono in un meeting silenzioso, pacifico e nonviolento. Una di quelle dimostrazioni che in Russia danno fastidio, e che, per questo, culminano con la canonica ondata di arresti e fermi di polizia.
Anche questo 31 di agosto il presidio avrà luogo. Ma gli amici dimostranti di Mosca non saranno soli. Da tempo, simili iniziative sono organizzate, in contemporanea, in altre città dell'Europa centro-orientale ed occidentale: Kyiv, Berlino, Varsavia, Londra. Da domani, anche a Milano. L'Associazione AnnaViva, attiva nella difesa della libertà di stampa e dei diritti umani nel mondo ex-sovietico, ha chiamato forze politiche, associazioni, organizzazioni e privati cittadini a come together to show solidarity with those in Russia claims to respect its own, sacred right. The appuntmento was set at 19, near the Central Station. To it, radical groups have already joined Milan.
Established in his memory, and according to his example, Annaviva commemorate Politkovskaya also at delsuo birthday. It will do so on Monday, August 30, at 21, at the Library of Popular Tadino away with the reading of poems dedicated to her post-mortem, and those who loved poetry.
Not to forget her, and her courage. And, in reality a small Milanese, to continue the battle for justice that inspired his work. With passion, and determination. Quality, unfortunately, nowadays more and more rare.
Matthew Cazzulani
0 comments:
Post a Comment