Journalists Killed  |  Tajikistan

Shirindzhon Amirdzhonov

Tajikistan Radio

May 7, 1992, in 1992, Tajikistan

Amirdzhonov, a correspondent for Tajikistan Radio, and Olim Zarobekov, a Tajikistan Radio department head, were killed by automatic weapon fire at the republic's Radio House in Dushanbe while they were performing professional duties, according to the Journalists' Union of Tajikistan. 


Medium: Radio

Job: Broadcast Reporter

Gender: Male

Local or Foreign: Local

Freelance: No

Type of Death: Dangerous Assignment

Suspected Source of Fire: Unknown Fire


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