FARKHAD KERIMOV (47 yrs old)

Farkhad Kerimov was murdered on May 22nd 1995 while filming for Associated Press on the rebel side of Chechnya. No motive has ever been established for the killing. Kerimov was a highly regarded freelance cameraman. He had a reputation as an accomplished journalist with an intricate knowledge of the complicated Caucasian region. In 1995, he was posthumously awarded the first Rory Peck Award. Although the family received a grant from Associated Press following the death, they were still unable to manage financially. His widow works as a librarian in Moscow, earning 600 roubles a month. She lives in a two-roomed apartment with her mother, daughter and young son.

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