Ramzan Khadzhiev (russ: Хаджиев Рамзан: 14 November 1955 – 11 August 1996) was chief of the Northern Caucasus bureau of Russian Public Television (ORT). Khadzhiev was the 19th journalist to die in the 20-month-old Chechen war.Russian, Chechen leaders OK cease-fire , Associated Press
On 11 August 1996 Khadzhiev was killed while attempting to leave Grozny, the embattled capital of Chechnya, by car with his wife and young son. He was shot in the head after being cleared through a Russian military checkpoint.Journalist killed in Chechnya p.25 , Editor & Publisher ORT reported that Chechen rebels targeted Khadzhiev, an ethnic Chechen, because he supported the Moscow-installed government. However, a passenger in their car told Russia's NTV television that they instead came under fire from the Russian armored vehicles.It's a Dangerous Job: 26 Journalists Were Murdered in 1996 , Columbia Journalist Review
Later, his colleagues had confirmed that he was shot in the head twice by Russian federal soldiers.No. 157, Part I, 14 August 1996 RFE/RL Archive, Radio Free Europe No investigation has been launched, and ORT has not pursued any public inquiry.Russia's Harsh Press Climate by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick , Committee to Protect Journalists
See also List of unsolved murders (1980–1999)
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