This Day in History: 2013-04-09

Mikhail Beketov Mourning follows the death of Mikhail Beketov on Monday, April 8, 2013. Beketov was a Russian environmental journalist who has become a global symbol of the effects of government impunity and brutality. His death was a direct result of a beating in 2008 for his defense of Russia’s environment, especially the Khimki Forest from plundering Russian government officials.