Zhanna Borisovna Nemtsova (russian: Жа́нна Бори́совна Немцо́ва; born 26 March 1984) is a Russian

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

and

social activist Activism (or Advocacy) consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived greater good. Forms of activism range fro ...

. She is the daughter of

Boris Nemtsov Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov ( rus, Бори́с Ефи́мович Немцо́в, p=bɐˈrʲis jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ nʲɪmˈtsof; 9 October 195927 February 2015) was a Russian physicist and liberal politician. He was involved in the introduction ...

Early life

Nemtsova was born in Gorky, USSR (now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia) on 26 March 1984, to Russian statesman

and part- Tatar investor Raisa Akhmetovna Nemtsova. She graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Also in Moscow, she reached the "second level" of law studies.

Career

Nemtsova worked in the radio station Echo of Moscow, and managed her father's website. She later worked as an economic journalist for the Russian TV station RBK, anchoring broadcasts and interviewing representatives from businesses and politicians. After her father was assassinated in February 2015, Nemtsova called for a proper investigation. She received threats, and, for her safety, emigrated from Russia in June 2015. Following the conviction of five men in connection with her father's assassination, she said “This was not a full-fledged investigation, but an imitation". In August 2015, Nemtsova began work as a reporter in the Russian department of the German international broadcaster

Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle (; "German Wave" in English), abbreviated to DW, is a German public, state-owned international broadcaster funded by the German federal tax budget. The service is available in 32 languages. DW's satellite television service con ...

in Bonn. In addition to Russian, she is fluent in English and Portuguese.

Boris Nemtsov Plaza

On 6 December 2017, Nemtsova traveled from Germany, accompanied by other family members and Russian dissidents, to urge members of the Washington, D.C. Council, the U.S. capital city's local government, to rename a portion of the street in front of the Russian Embassy “Boris Nemtsov Plaza” in honor of her father and as a signal to Russian authorities of US disapproval of their policies and of their alleged role in Nemtsov's assassination. Legislation to formally make the change was co-sponsored by the Council chairman, Phil Mendelson, who expected the bill to be approved by Council early in 2018. On 9 January 2018, the Council unanimously approved the “Boris Nemtsov Plaza Designation Act of 2017” which authorized the renaming, effective 5 May 2018.

Prizes

On 4 August 2015, Nemtsova received the $1.1 million

Solidarity Prize The Solidarity Prize ( pl, Nagroda Solidarności) – Polish award for promotion and protection of democracy and civil liberties. The prize has been established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. Selection process The ...

in Poland for advocating democracy and human rights. She received an

International Women of Courage Award The International Women of Courage Award, also referred to as the U.S. Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award, is an American award presented annually by the United States Department of State to women around the world who have ...

in 2016.

References

External links

* Farangis Najibullah
'Russian Propaganda Kills,' Nemtsov's Daughter Says
// Radio Free Europe 9 June 2015 (The article contains an abstract of Zhanna Nemtsova's following publication: ''Жанна Немцова''
Государство и общество: пропаганда убивает
(State and society: propaganda kills) // " Ведомости" (lit. "The Record"), No. 3848 от 9 June 2015) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nemtsova, Zhanna 1984 births Living people Moscow State Institute of International Relations alumni Russian journalists Russian people of Tatar descent Russian people of Jewish descent German people of Tatar descent German people of Russian descent German people of Russian-Jewish descent Recipients of the International Women of Courage Award