Journalists Killed  |  Tajikistan

Mohyedin Alempour

BBC

December 12, 1995, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Alempour, head of the BBC's Persian Service bureau in Tajikistan, was found dead near the University of Tajikistan in Dushanbe with a bullet wound to his head. Nothing had been stolen from him, even though he was wearing a gold ring and carrying his documents.

Medium: Radio

Job: Producer

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: No


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