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Natalya Estemirova

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The Resume

    (February 28, 1958-July 15, 2009)
    Born in Saratov, Saratov Oblast, Russian Federation
    Graduated from Grozny State University
    Taught history at Grozny School No. 9
    Reported cases of human rights abuses in Chechnya for Memorial (1999-2009)
    Kidnapped from her home in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia (July 15, 2009)
    Later found dead at Gazi-Yurt, Ingushetia, Russia

Why she might be annoying:

    She led a teachers strike demanding better conditions and higher wages for teachers (1991).
    The witnesses who heard her yell when she was kidnapped could’ve ran to her rescue.
    The real nature of her abductors and murderers remains debated: Some say that she was kidnapped by rebels, while others say that she was kidnapped by pro-government militia.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was highly dedicated to her job, which helped her overcome her fears.
    She helped negotiate hostage releases and worked with refugees when tensions increased between Ingushetia and North Ossetia-Alania (1992).
    She documented the mayhem that has occurred in Chechnya and the rest of the Caucasus.
    Her heated argument with Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov over whether women should wear headscarves in public forced her to flee to the United Kingdom (March 2008).
    Her murder was strongly condemned by Dmitry Medvedev, who vowed to investigate it.
    She and her family lived in a two-room apartment at Grozny that constantly faced electricity and water shortages.

Credit: Big Lenny


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 170 Votes: 68.82% Annoying