Gadzhimurat Kamalov

Who is Gadzhimurat Kamalov?

Gadzhimurat Kamalov, was a Russian investigative journalist and the owner of Svoboda Slova, the media company that published the newspaper Chernovik.

Kamalov was shot dead in an apparent assassination as his name had been put on a hit list for his reporting on Muslim rebel activity in the Republic of Dagestan, and he had been well known for his reporting on corruption. His death is said to have had a chilling effect on other journalists.