Journalists Killed in 1995 - Motive Confirmed: Mohyedin Alempour
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Publication Date | January 1996 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 1995 - Motive Confirmed: Mohyedin Alempour, January 1996, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4e6494e4c.html [accessed 20 June 2013] |
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BBC
December 12, 1995, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Alempour, head of the BBC's Persian Service bureau in Tajikistan, was found dead near the University of Tajikistan in Dushanbe with a bullet wound to his head. Nothing had been stolen from him, even though he was wearing a gold ring and carrying his documents.
| Medium: | Radio |
| Job: | Producer |
| Beats Covered: | Business, Culture, Politics |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Unknown Fire |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | No |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | No |
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