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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