Activist and Her Son Shot Dead in Komi

A Vorkuta activist who campaigned against cuts in social benefits for miners and higher utility charges was shot dead along with her son Thursday in what a prominent human rights organization said could be a politically motivated slaying.

Lyudmila Zhorovlya, 55, had publicly clashed with the city’s mayor last year over hikes in utility bills and had reportedly been threatened recently after saying she would sue city authorities over compulsory charges for television antennas.

The Moscow Times