Journalists Killed  |  Bosnia

Mohammed Hussein Navab

Keyhan

August 30, 1994, in Mostar, Bosnia

Navab, a correspondent for the Tehran daily Keyhan, was killed in Mostar by gunmen. He disappeared on August 28, and his body was discovered on September 5. A coroner determined that he died on August 30. A fact-finding mission sent to Mostar by the Iranian government concluded that Croat militiamen abducted and killed Navab.


Medium: Print

Job: Print Reporter

Beats Covered: War

Gender: Male

Local or Foreign: Foreign

Freelance: No

Type of Death: Murder

Suspected Source of Fire: Paramilitary Group

Impunity: Yes

Taken Captive: Yes

Tortured: No

Threatened: No


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