- We condemn the brutal murder of the human rights champion Natalja Estemirova, says Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere. He says Norway urges the Soviet authorities to bring those responsible to trial.

- It is tragic and worrying that yet another human rights champion is killed in Russia, Stoere says.

Norwegian authorities send their condolences to Estemirova's relatives, friends and colleagues, expressing their deepest respect for her important work, the Norwegian Foreign Minister says.

(NRK/Press release)

Rolleiv Solholm