Magomed Yevloyev
Year: 2008
Nationality: Russia
Killed by: Government Officials
Location: Nazran, Russia
Press organization: Ingushetiya
What's Magomed Yevloyev's story?
On August 31, 2008, Magomed Yevloyev, 37, owner of the popular news Web site Ingushetiya, was killed in police custody. Yevloyev died from a gunshot wound to the head sustained while being transported by Ingushetia police following his arrest at the airport in the regional capital, Magas. Ingushetia police immediately called the shooting an accident, saying Yevloyev had tried to take a gun from one of the arresting officers. Yevloyev’s relatives, colleagues, and friends told CPJ they believe he was murdered to silence the website, one of the few remaining independent news sources in Ingushetia.
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