Khushvakht Haydarsho

Year: 1994

Nationality: Tajikistan

Killed by: Government Officials

Location: Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Press organization: Jumhuriyat

What's Khushvakht Haydarsho's story?

Haydarsho, secretary of the editorial board of the Tajik-language government newspaper Jumhuriyat, was shot dead near his home in Dushanbe. Local journalists believe his murder is connected to a series of articles he published on “the criminal and political mafia” in Tajikistan.

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