Newspaper founder killed in Russia’s Dagestan
December 17th, 2011
The founder of a newspaper that investigated government corruption was shot dead in Russia’s North Caucasus region, in what an international watchdog called “a lethal blow to press freedom.” A gunman shot Gadzhimurat Kamalov as he was leaving the offices of the newspaper Chernovik in the capital of Dagestan province shortly before midnight on Thursday, [...]