Ramzan Khadzhiev (russ: Хаджиев Рамзан: November 14, 1955 – August 11, 1996) was chief of the

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bureau of Russian Public Television (ORT). Khadzhiev was the 19th journalist to die in the 20-month-old

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. On August 11, 1996, Khadzhiev was killed while attempting to leave

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, the embattled

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, by car with his wife and young son. He was shot in the head after being cleared through a Russian military checkpoint. ORT reported that Chechen

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targeted Khadzhiev, an ethnic Chechen, because he supported the

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-installed government. However, a passenger in their car told Russia's

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television that they instead came under fire from the Russian

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s. Later, his colleagues had confirmed that he was shot in the head twice by Russian federal soldiers. No investigation has been launched, and ORT has not pursued any public inquiry.''Russia's Harsh Press Climate'' by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick
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