Gadzhimurad Kamalov
Year: 2011
Nationality: Russia
Killed by: Government Officials
Location: Makhachkala, Russia
Press organization: Chernovik
What's Gadzhimurad Kamalov's story?
On December 15, 2011, a masked assailant fired 14 shots at Kamalov, founder of the independent weekly Chernovik, as he was leaving work shortly before midnight. Kamalov, 46, died en route to a local hospital. A Chernovik staffer who witnessed the killing through an office window told CPJ that the assailant fled the scene in a Lada Priora.
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