Stephen Brown: Journalist Killers Arrested in Russia

"Tragically, such killings occur with alarming frequency in Russia. Barburova’s untimely death increased to 15 the number of journalists murdered since Vladimir Putin became president in 2000. Another 30 were killed during the tumultuous 1990s after the Soviet Union’s demise. And even more tragic for Russian civil society, the convictions for this bloody harvest could probably be counted on one hand."