In Russia, brazen murder of Chernovik founder is unsolved
By Elena Milashina / CPJ Moscow Correspondent on
Gadzhimurad Kamalov, founder of the independent daily Chernovik, was murdered in Makhachkala, capital of Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, on December 15, 2011. The slaying was brazen, coming on the national Day of Remembrance for journalists killed in the course of their work. The late-evening assault took place outside Chernovik’s newsroom, located on Makhachkala’s Magomed…
Dagestan court acquits Chernovik journalists
New York, May 19, 2011–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes today’s court ruling in the southern republic of Dagestan, which acquitted Editor Nadira Isayeva and four reporters with the Makhachkala-based independent weekly Chernovik of long-standing, politicized extremism charges.
Abdulmumin Gadzhiev
Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, the editor of independent news site Chernovik’s religion section, has been detained on terrorism charges since June 2019. The journalist’s colleagues said they believe the charges stem from the journalist’s 2009 interview with a person named Israil Ahmednabiev, whom Russian authorities later accused of terrorism. Gadzhiev covered issues related to Islam in the…
Gadzhimurad Kamalov
A masked assailant apparently lying in wait fired 14 times as Kamalov, founder of the independent weekly Chernovik, was leaving work shortly before midnight. Kamalov, 46, who was also a contributing editor and writer, died en route to a local hospital. A Chernovik staffer who witnessed the murder through an office window told CPJ that…
COVID-19 lockdowns pose challenges for imprisoned journalists observing Ramadan
By Gulnoza Said/CPJ Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator on
This year, the Islamic month of Ramadan, which started on April 24 and will continue through May 23, is particularly challenging for Muslim journalists in jail to observe safely, their family members and friends told CPJ.
Russian authorities bring new charges against jailed journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev
Vilnius, Lithuania, April 14, 2020 — Authorities in the Russian republic of Dagestan should immediately release journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev and drop all the charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Editor Abdulmumin Gadzhiev detained in Russia on terrorism charges
Washington, D.C., June 14, 2019–Authorities in the Russian republic of Dagestan should immediately drop the charges against Makhachkala-based journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev and release him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
Murder of Boris Nemtsov highlights Russia’s impunity record
By Muzaffar Suleymanov/CPJ Europe and Central Asia Research Associate on
The brazen contract-style killing of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov on Friday night–carried out within range of a dozen security cameras and yards from the Kremlin walls in Moscow–serves as a grim reminder of the risks government critics face in Russia.
The Road to Justice
Appendix I At least 370 journalists have been murdered in direct connection to their work from the beginning of 2004 through 2013, according to CPJ research. In 333 of the cases, no one has been convicted. In 28 cases, some suspects have been sentenced, or killed in the course of apprehension, but others believed to…
Attacks on the Press in 2013: Russia
By John Emerson on
While preparing to host the Sochi Winter Olympics, Russia continued to pressure journalists and human rights defenders covering sensitive issues. Authorities intensified their squeeze on Internet speech and upping their anti-press rhetoric. Impunity in anti-press violence remained largely unaddressed; one journalist died as a consequence of a previous brutal attack, and another was murdered in…