2008 attack. Counting this as cause for his death Forbidden Stories included Beketov in a list of 13 reporters investigating environmental issues that have been killed between 2009 and 2019. Awards Free Media Awards 2010. References External links Profile (in Russian) Mikhail Beketov at the Committee to Protect Journalists Defence of the Khimki Forest A Facebook group about the Khimki forest and Mikhail Beketov. 1958 births 2013 deaths Russian journalists Environmental journalists Free Media Awards winners