Twenty years ago, the journalist was murdered at the instigation of Russian security services. Documentary filmmaker Eric Bergkraut, who knew her well, recalls in an opinion piece for Le Monde her fight for truth and against Kremlin propaganda – a struggle that is more necessary than ever as Vladimir Putin continues to kill.

At the November 3 midterm elections, Americans have the chance to weigh in on the authoritarian drift of the Trump presidency. Yet a resurgence of civic engagement may be slow to emerge, due to a political landscape marked by the weakening of the two main parties and the manipulation of electoral districts.