Malik Akhmedilov

Akhmedilov was a leading investigative correspondent for the Avar language daily newspaper, Hakikat (ХIакъикъат, also transliterated as Khakikat), which translates to "The Truth" in English. He also worked as the editor-in-chief of the political monthly, Sogratl (Согратль), which translates as "Mountain Village". Akhmedilov was awarded an Internationale Parliaments-Stipendium Fellowship through the German Parliament in 2006 and served as an aide to Margrit Wetzel (SPD). ==Death==

Akhmedilov was found shot to death in a car on the edge of the Dagestani capital, Makhachkala, on 11 August 2009. According to the same source, eyewitnesses assert that the shots were made by unknown persons who got out of a "Zhiguli" car without number plates and tinted glasses. They have also stated that had seen the car for several days near the journalist's house. The killing of Akhmedilov came after a string of murders of reporters and journalists in Dagestan including that of television journalist Abdulla Alishayev in September 2008. Two more Dagestani journalists were killed in March 2009. ==References==