Journalists Killed  |  Russia

Vadim Alferyev

Segodnyashnyaya Gazeta

December 27, 1995, in Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Alferyev, a crime reporter with Segodnyashnyaya Gazeta in Krasnoyarsk, was beaten to death in the entrance of his apartment building. Alferyev was writing about economic crimes in the region and had received repeated threats.


Medium: Print

Job: Print Reporter

Beats Covered: Business, Crime

Gender: Male

Local or Foreign: Local

Freelance: No

Type of Death: Murder

Suspected Source of Fire: Criminal Group

Impunity: Yes

Taken Captive: No

Tortured: Yes

Threatened: Yes


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