The FINANCIAL -- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, condemned today the killing of journalist Khadzhimurad Kamalov in Russia’s southern republic of Daghestan and urged the authorities to ensure the safety of all media professionals working in the region.

The founder of the independent Chernovik weekly, Kamalov was shot dead on the night of 15 to 16 December near the newspaper’s editorial offices in Makhachkala and died on his way to hospital.

Law enforcement agencies have opened a murder investigation and police have launched a search for the killer and possible accomplices.

Two years ago, Kamalov and several other media professionals were threatened with death by the authors of anonymous leaflets that circulated in Makhachkala.

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