Elena Milashina
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Elena Milashina is a prominent Russian investigative journalist known for her reporting on human rights abuses, particularly in Chechnya, for the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elena Milashina canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elena Milashina Context triple: [Novaya Gazeta, notableJournalist, Elena Milashina]
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A.
Elena Bashkirova
Elena Bashkirova is a Russian-born pianist and renowned chamber musician who is also the founder and artistic director of the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival.
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B.
Svetlana Vasilyeva
Svetlana Vasilyeva is known primarily as the daughter of Vasily Stalin, making her a granddaughter of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
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C.
Olga Naumova
Olga Naumova was the wife of renowned Russian-born conductor and double-bassist Serge Koussevitzky, accompanying him through the early part of his musical career.
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D.
Tatyana Ovechkina
Tatyana Ovechkina is a former Soviet Olympic champion basketball player and the mother of NHL star Alex Ovechkin.
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E.
Irina Virganskaya
Irina Virganskaya is the daughter of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, known for largely avoiding public political life while occasionally appearing in media related to her father's legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elena Milashina Target entity description: Elena Milashina is a prominent Russian investigative journalist known for her reporting on human rights abuses, particularly in Chechnya, for the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta.
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A.
Elena Bashkirova
Elena Bashkirova is a Russian-born pianist and renowned chamber musician who is also the founder and artistic director of the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival.
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B.
Svetlana Vasilyeva
Svetlana Vasilyeva is known primarily as the daughter of Vasily Stalin, making her a granddaughter of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
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C.
Olga Naumova
Olga Naumova was the wife of renowned Russian-born conductor and double-bassist Serge Koussevitzky, accompanying him through the early part of his musical career.
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D.
Tatyana Ovechkina
Tatyana Ovechkina is a former Soviet Olympic champion basketball player and the mother of NHL star Alex Ovechkin.
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E.
Irina Virganskaya
Irina Virganskaya is the daughter of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, known for largely avoiding public political life while occasionally appearing in media related to her father's legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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human rights activist ⓘ investigative journalist ⓘ journalist ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Novaya Gazeta
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linked to:
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta
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| awardReceived |
CPJ International Press Freedom Award
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linked to:
International Press Freedom awards
Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award ⓘ Free Media Awards ⓘ International Women of Courage Award ⓘ |
| cause | exposing human rights abuses ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Russia ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Amnesty International
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Committee to Protect Journalists ⓘ Human Rights Watch ⓘ Novaya Gazeta ⓘ
linked to:
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta
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| employer |
Novaya Gazeta
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta
Novaya Gazeta (independent Russian newspaper) ⓘ
linked to:
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta
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| fieldOfWork |
human rights
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investigative reporting ⓘ journalism ⓘ |
| genre | investigative journalism ⓘ |
| givenName | Elena ⓘ |
| hasEmployerType | independent newspaper ⓘ |
| hasNotableVictimGroupCovered |
LGBT people in Chechnya
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critics of Chechen authorities ⓘ families of disappeared persons in Chechnya ⓘ |
| hasRiskFactor | threats and harassment due to journalistic work ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coverage of abuses against LGBT people in Chechnya
ⓘ
reporting on human rights abuses in Chechnya ⓘ work for Novaya Gazeta ⓘ
linked to:
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta
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| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| movement |
human rights defense
ⓘ
press freedom ⓘ |
| name | Elena Milashina ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
physically attacked in Grozny in 2020
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subject of international campaigns for protection of journalists ⓘ threats received due to reporting on Chechnya ⓘ |
| notableWork |
investigative reporting on human rights abuses in Chechnya
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reports on enforced disappearances in Chechnya ⓘ reports on extrajudicial killings in the North Caucasus ⓘ |
| occupation |
investigative journalist
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journalist ⓘ |
| participantIn |
coverage of the Second Chechen War aftermath
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investigations into persecution of critics of Ramzan Kadyrov ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Chechnya
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North Caucasus ⓘ Russia ⓘ |
| workLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elena Milashina Description of subject: Elena Milashina is a prominent Russian investigative journalist known for her reporting on human rights abuses, particularly in Chechnya, for the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta