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"Moscow pressed to catch activist's killer"

Western governments have piled pressure on Russia to catch the killers of a renowned rights activist, as campaign groups accused Moscow of turning a blind eye to abuses.

The United Nations also joined calls today for a thorough, "transparent" investigation of the killing of Natalya Estemirova, whose bullet-riddled body was found in Ingushetia yesterday, only hours after her abduction in the neighbouring republic of Chechnya.

Full story here:

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,25794765-38200,00.html

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