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Journalist Gadzhimurad Kamalov was shot to death late Thursday night by a masked assailant. (AP)

Russia must act after murder of Dagestani paper founder

December 16, 2011 4:33 PM EST

New York, December 16, 2011–Russian authorities must carry out an urgent and effective investigation into Thursday night’s assassination of Gadzhimurad Kamalov, founder of the independent weekly Chernovik, which had tackled highly sensitive topics in the southern republic of Dagestan, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Killing of Dagestani journalist must be investigated

December 15, 2011 5:05 PM EST

New York, December 15, 2011–Today’s murder of Gadzhimurad Kamalov, founder of the independent newspaper Chernovik in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan today is a lethal blow to press freedom, said the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Dagestan court acquits Chernovik journalists

May 19, 2011 5:31 PM EDT

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.