- Ramzan Khadzhiev
Ramzan Khadzhiev (russ:Хаджиев Рамзан b. on
November 14 ,1955 inKazakhstan ) was chief of theNorthern Caucasus bureau ofRussia n PublicTelevision (ORT). Khadzhiev was the 19th journalist to die in the 20-month-oldChechen war . [ [http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/08-96/08-14-96/a05wn019.htm Russian, Chechen leaders OK case-fire] "By Robert King, Associated Press writer"August 14 , 1996]On
August 11 ,1996 , Khadzhiev was killed while attempting to leaveGrozny , the embattledcapital ofChechnya , by car with his wife and young son. He was shot in the head after being cleared through a Russian militarycheckpoint . [ [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/article_brief/eandp/1/1139671 Journalist killed in Chechnya p.25]August 31 , 1996 "Editor & Publisher"] ORT reported that Chechenrebels targeted Khadzhiev, an ethnic Chechen, because he supported theMoscow -installed government. However, a passenger in their car told Russia's NTV television that they instead came under fire from the Russianarmored vehicle s. [ [http://archives.cjr.org/year/97/3/dangerous.asp It's a Dangerous Job: 26 Journalists Were Murdered in 1996] "Columbia Jounalist Review" (CJR)] [ [http://www.cpj.org/killed/killed_archives/1996_list.html Mohamed Mekati, El-Moudjahid, January 10, 1996, Ain Naadja] . "Committee to Protect Journalists" (CPJ)]Later, his colleagues had confirmed that he was shot in the head twice by Russian federal soldiers. [ [http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/news/omri/1996/08/960814I.html(opt,mozilla,unix,english,,new) No. 157, Part I, 14 August 1996 RFE/RL Archive] "Friends and Partners"] No investigation has been launched, and ORT has not pursued any
public inquiry . [ [http://www.cpj.org/attacks96/sreports/russia.html "Russia's Harsh Press Climate" by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick] (CPJ)]References
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