Dagestani journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev was shot dead yesterday (9 July) six months after a previous attempt on his life and following a number of death threats.
He was deputy editor of the independent news outlet Novoye Delo and a contributor to the regional news website Kavkazsky Uzel.
The Moscow-based newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported that a gunman firing from a car shot the journalist outside his home in the regional capital of Makhachkala.
Akhmednabiyev, 55, often covered sensitive topics, including government corruption, arbitrary detentions and the use of torture by the authorities.
Grigory Shvedov, chief editor of Kavkazsky Uzel, said the murder was politically motivated and connected to Akhmednabiyev's journalism.
Over the last decade at least five journalists have been killed in Dagestan, a Russian republic. None of the killers have been brought to justice.
Sources: Article 19/CPJ
