Alisher Saipov
Year: 2007
Nationality: Kyrgyzstan
Killed by: Government Officials
Location: Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Press organization: Siyosat
What's Alisher Saipov's story?
On October 24, 2007, Alisher Saipov, editor of the independent Uzbek-language weekly Siyosat (Politics) and contributor to several regional news outlets, was shot three times at close range at around 7 p.m. in downtown Osh, a city bordering Uzbekistan, by an unknown gunman using a silencer, according to news reports and CPJ sources. He died at the scene.
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