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ECtHR Finds Russia in Violation for Failing to Investigate Dutch Journalist’s Death in 2008 War - Civil Georgia

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Russia violated the procedural aspect of Article 2 of the Convention (the right to life) by taking “no meaningful steps” to clarify the circumstances of the death of Dutch photojournalist Stan Storimans, who was killed while covering the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. Stan Storimans, a cameraman for Dutch television, was killed on August 12, 2008, in what appeared to be a missile strike in Gori…

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The RTL Nieuws cameraman was killed in a Russian attack in Georgia in 2008. The chance that Russia will pay is zero.

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that Russia must only pay compensation for non-material damage to the widow of Dutch cameraman Stan Storimans, who was killed in August 2008 by a Russian missile attack in Georgia.

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday that Russia is not required to pay compensation to the widow of Dutch cameraman Stan Storimans from Goirle. He was killed in August 2008 in a Russian missile attack in the Georgian city of Gori. According to the court, there is no direct causal link between his death and the loss of income suffered by his surviving relatives. RTL journalist Jeroen Akkermans, who was seriously injured in…

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rd.nl broke the news in Apeldoorn, Netherlands on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
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