Journalists Killed in 1995 - Motive Confirmed: Vadim Alferyev
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Publication Date | January 1996 |
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Segodnyashnyaya Gazeta
December 27, 1995, in Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Alferyev, a crime reporter with Segodnyashnyaya Gazeta in Krasnoyarsk, was beaten to death in the entrance of his apartment building. Alferyev was writing about economic crimes in the region and had received repeated threats.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Print Reporter |
| Beats Covered: | Business, 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: | Yes |
| Threatened: | Yes |
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