Journalists Killed in 1994 - Motive Confirmed: Khushvakht Haydarsho
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Date:
January 1995
Jumhuriyat
May 18, 1994, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
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.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Columnist / Commentator |
| Beats Covered: | Corruption, Crime |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Government Officials |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | No |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | No |
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