Journalists Killed  |  Tajikistan

Viktor Nikulin

Russian Public TV (ORT)

March 28, 1996, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

CJESNikulin, a correspondent for Russian Public Television (ORT) in Dushanbe, was fatally shot at the door to his office. He had received three threatening telephone calls a week before he was killed.


Medium: Television

Job: Broadcast Reporter

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: Yes


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