Kazbek Gekkiyev

Kazbek Gekkiyev
Born c. 1984
Died 5 December 2012 (aged 28)
Nalchik
Occupation TV journalist and anchorman

Kazbek Gekkiyev (c.1984 5 December 2012) was a Russian television journalist who was killed on 5 December 2012 in the North Caucasus Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.[1] He was the seventh journalist murdered in ten years in the North Caucasus region.[2]

Career

Gekkiyev was a television journalist and news announcer. After a number of his colleagues resigned due to threats, he became the anchorperson of the TV program Vesti of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Company (VGTRK) "Kabardino-Balkaria",[3] which is a local-state controlled TV channel.[4]

Death

Gekkiyev was murdered in Nalchik, the capital of the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, on 5 December 2012.[3] He was shot in the head by two men while going to his home with a friend.[2][5] Gekkiyev was 28 years old.[6]

References

  1. DeFaria, Daniel (6 December 2012). "Kazbek Gekkiyev, Russian journalist, shot dead". Global Post. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Kazbek Gekkiyev". Committee to Protect Journalists. December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Who benefits from Kazbek Gekkiyev's death?". Georgia Times. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  4. Elder, Miriam (6 December 2012). "Russian newsreader shot dead in Caucasus republic". The Guardian (Moscow). Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  5. "UNESCO Director-General deplores murder of Russian journalist Kazbek Gekkiyev". UNESCO. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  6. Kramer, Andrew E. (7 December 2012). "Anchorman Shot Dead". The New York Times. p. 8.