Journalists Killed in 1993 - Motive Confirmed: Saidmurod Yerov
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Date:
January 1994
Farkhang
January 1993, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Yerov, executive director of Farkhang magazine, was arrested by National Front members in January 1993. His body was reportedly found in a mass grave in Dushanbe on February 2.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Editor, Publisher / Owner |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Paramilitary Group |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | Yes |
| Tortured: | Yes |
| Threatened: | No |
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