Journalists Killed in 1995 - Motive Confirmed: Mohyedin Alempour
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Date:
January 1996
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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