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Russia - Leading independent journalist gunned down in Dagestan

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is dismayed to learn that Khadzhimurad Kamalov, the founder of the independent weekly Chernovik and head of Svoboda Slova (Free Speech), the company that publishes the newspaper, was gunned down outside its headquarters in Makhachkala, the capital of the southern Republic of Dagestan, shortly before midnight last night. “The Russian media have just lost a leading independent journalist,” Reporters Without Borders said. “Kamalov was respected for his investigative (...)

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