Journalists Killed in 1996 - Motive Confirmed: Viktor Nikulin
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Date:
January 1997
Russian Public TV (ORT)
March 28, 1996, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Nikulin, a correspondent for Russian Public Television (ORT) in Dushanbe, was fatally shot at the door to his office. He had received three threatening telephone calls a week before he was killed.
| Medium: | Television |
| Job: | Broadcast Reporter |
| 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: | Yes |
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