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Natalia Alyakina

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Natalya Alyakina-Mrozek
Bornca. 1955
Krasnodar, Soviet Union[1][2]
DiedJune 17, 1995 (aged 40)
Budyonnovsk, Russia
Cause of deathMurder
NationalityRussian and German
Alma materKuban State University
Moscow State University
OccupationBroadcast journalist
EmployerRUFA News Agency
SpouseGisbert Mrozek

Natalya Alyakina-Mrozek (Russian: Наталья Алякина-Мрошек; ca. 1955–17 June 1995), often transliterated as Natalia, was a Russian broadcast journalist, who was working for the German radio news agency Rufa Rundfunk-Agenturdienste and Focus magazine, in Budyonnovsk, Russia when she was killed during the First Chechen War.[3][4][5][6]

Personal details

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Natalya Alyakina-Mrozek was 40 years old when she was killed. She was married to Gisbert Mrozek, sometimes spelled Gizbert, who was also a working journalist for Rufa.[7]

Death

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While passing through an Army checkpoint in route to cover a mass hostage situation on June 17, 1995, Natalya Alyakina-Mrozek and the driver of the car were shot at by a Russian soldier. Her husband, Gisbert Mrozek was also present in the car but he was uninjured. Alyakina-Mrozek died minutes later from a gunshot wound to the neck.[4]

Investigation

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Immediately after the incident, a Russian judge ordered an investigation into premeditated murder.[8][3] The Russian soldier was later found guilty of negligence in his use of his weapons, but a judge suspended his sentence as Chechen war participant.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Наташа Алякина. Нелепая смерть". Stav-reporter.ru. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Солдат не хотел убивать журналистку". Kommersant. 31 May 1997. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Journalist's Husband Slams Official 'Probe' | News". Themoscowtimes.com. 1995-07-06. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  4. ^ a b "Attacks on the Press in 1995". Cpj.org. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  5. ^ "Journalists in Russia, Alyakina". Journalists-in-russia.org. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Soldier who shot Russian journalist given suspended sentence". Ifex.org. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  7. ^ "Russian Troops Shoot Journalist Dead | News". Themoscowtimes.com. 1995-06-20. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  8. ^ "Investigation Ordered into Journalist's Death in Budyonnovsk". Apnewsarchive.com. 1995-06-19. Retrieved 2015-04-23.