“Krasnaya Zvezda” (“Red Star”) correspondent Vladimir Zhitolenko was killed on 31 December 1994. “Krasnaya Zvezda” is the daily newspaper of the Russian Ministry of Defence. Zhitolenko was stepping out of an armoured personnel carrier in Grozny when he was hit with by two bullets. CPJ fears that press conditions in Chechnya may deteriorate as has […]
“Krasnaya Zvezda” (“Red Star”) correspondent Vladimir Zhitolenko
was killed on 31 December 1994. “Krasnaya Zvezda” is the daily
newspaper of the Russian Ministry of Defence. Zhitolenko was
stepping out of an armoured personnel carrier in Grozny when he
was hit with by two bullets.
CPJ fears that press conditions in Chechnya may deteriorate as
has happened in the former Yugoslavia, where journalists became
daily targets for snipers. CPJ is also concerned about the
allegations made by Russian, as well as foreign, journalists that
the government of the Russian Federation has been attempting to
control the information in the conflict zone by spreading
disinformation through its media outlets and pressuring
independent journalists to leave.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to Yeltsin:
conflict in Chechnya without government interference be respected
Appeals To
His Excellency Boris Yeltsin
President of the Russian Federation
Moscow, Russia
Fax: + 19 70 95 206 5137
