Vladimir Yatsina

Year: 2000

Nationality: Russia

Killed by: Political Group

Location: Chechnya, Russia

Press organization: ITAR-TASS

What's Vladimir Yatsina's story?

Yatsina, a photographer with the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS, was killed in Chechnya by Chechen militants who had taken him hostage. Two former hostages, Alisher Orazaliyev from Kazakhstan, and Kirill Perchenko from Moscow, reported the killing in statements recorded by Amnesty International after their release at the end of February.

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