Journalists Killed in 1996 - Motive Confirmed: Nina Yefimova
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Date:
January 1997
Vozrozhdeniye
May 9, 1996, in Grozny, Russia
Yefimova, a reporter for Vozrozhdeniye, a local Russian-language newspaper in Grozny, was abducted with her mother from their apartment on May 8. Both were found dead from bullet wounds the next day in different parts of the city. Yefimova had written stories about crime in Chechnya.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Print Reporter |
| Beats Covered: | Crime |
| Gender: | Female |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Criminal Group |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | Yes |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | No |
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