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Journalists Killed in 1994 - Motive Confirmed: Yuri Soltis

Publisher Committee to Protect Journalists
Publication Date January 1995
Cite as Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 1994 - Motive Confirmed: Yuri Soltis, January 1995, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4e6494cd23.html [accessed 18 May 2013]
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Interfax
June 12, 1994, in Moscow, Russia

Soltis, a crime reporter for the independent news agency Interfax, was found beaten to death at a train station in the Stroitel district on the outskirts of Moscow. Soltis' colleagues told CPJ that they believe the reporter's murder is linked to his investigation of Russia's criminal underworld.

Medium:Print
Job:Print Reporter
Beats Covered:Corruption, Crime
Gender:Male
Local or Foreign:Local
Freelance:No
Type of Death:Murder
Suspected Source of Fire:Criminal Group
Impunity:Yes
Taken Captive:No
Tortured:No
Threatened:No

 

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