Claim: In the 1990's Oleg Slabynko, a main contributor to the freedom of speech movement in Russia, along with hundreds of other journalists and media professionals were slain and are now remembered every December 15th, Remembrance Day for Killed Journalists in Russia.
Evidence: He was a main contributor for the freedom of speech movement in Russia. Oleg Slabynko was shot dead by two unidentified individuals in his own apartment in Moscow on 25 January 1996 at 10:30pm. Remembrance Day of Journalists Killed in the Line of Duty (Russian: День памяти журналистов, погибших при исполнении обязанностей) is a remembrance day, observed on December 15 in Russia in memory of journalists who died while performing their professional duties. During the years 1992–2012, 562 journalists were murdered in Russia.