Azeri Community Leader Killed In Astrakhan

November 11, 2005 19:21 GMT

11 November 2005 -- Russian media report that the head of the Azeri community in the southern city of Astrakhan has been killed.

The regional prosecutor's office says Mirhaci Huseynov was gunned down today in his apartment.

Huseynov was running a private construction business in Astrakhan. Investigators believe the murder is connected to the victim's professional activity.

(ITAR-TASS/RIA-Novosti)

Editors' Picks

Week in Russia Region Widget-GR-1878

RFE/RL has been declared an "undesirable organization" by the Russian government.

If you are in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine and hold a Russian passport or are a stateless person residing permanently in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine, please note that you could face fines or imprisonment for sharing, liking, commenting on, or saving our content, or for contacting us.

To find out more, click here.

Listen

Latest episode

Zelenskiy's Trip, Putin's Threat

The Week Ahead In Russia

Apple Podcasts Spotify RSS Feed

Azeri Community Leader Killed In Astrakhan

Editors' Picks

Palestinians Count The Toll Of Israel's Devastating War In Gaza

Would An All-Out Israel-Iran War Send Oil Prices Skyrocketing?

Romanian Flood Victims Haunted By The Dam That Wasn't

Door-To-Door Campaign Targets Rising Radicalization In Tajikistan

Why So Many Hungarians Are Staying Child-Free

Listen

Subscribe

Top Trending Russia

Central Asian Returnees Struggle To Find Work Amid Russia's Record-High Deportations

The West Doesn't Want Ukraine To Lose But Isn't Ready For It To Win, Says Russia Policy Expert

Hundreds Evacuated After Ukrainian Strike On Crimean Fuel Depot

Ukraine Live Briefing: Kyiv Says It Hit Russian Drone Facility

Moscow's Ambassador To U.S. Concludes Term, Returning Home

Putin, Pashinian Agree To Withdraw Russian Troops From Armenia-Iran Border

Mass Exit Of Migrant Workers Is Changing The Face Of Russia's Taxi Scene

Ramstein Meeting On Ukraine Canceled, NATO Sources Tell RFE/RL

Ukrainian PM Tells Slovakia's Fico That Russian Gas-Transit Deal Won't Be Extended

Zelenskiy Prepares To Present 'Victory Plan' To Allies

Recommended

Palestinians Count The Toll Of Israel's Devastating War In Gaza

Accessibility links

Follow Us

Azeri Community Leader Killed In Astrakhan

Editors' Picks

Palestinians Count The Toll Of Israel's Devastating War In Gaza

Would An All-Out Israel-Iran War Send Oil Prices Skyrocketing?

Romanian Flood Victims Haunted By The Dam That Wasn't

Door-To-Door Campaign Targets Rising Radicalization In Tajikistan

Why So Many Hungarians Are Staying Child-Free

Listen

Subscribe

Top Trending Russia

Central Asian Returnees Struggle To Find Work Amid Russia's Record-High Deportations

The West Doesn't Want Ukraine To Lose But Isn't Ready For It To Win, Says Russia Policy Expert

Hundreds Evacuated After Ukrainian Strike On Crimean Fuel Depot

Ukraine Live Briefing: Kyiv Says It Hit Russian Drone Facility

Moscow's Ambassador To U.S. Concludes Term, Returning Home

Putin, Pashinian Agree To Withdraw Russian Troops From Armenia-Iran Border

Mass Exit Of Migrant Workers Is Changing The Face Of Russia's Taxi Scene

Ramstein Meeting On Ukraine Canceled, NATO Sources Tell RFE/RL

Ukrainian PM Tells Slovakia's Fico That Russian Gas-Transit Deal Won't Be Extended

Zelenskiy Prepares To Present 'Victory Plan' To Allies

Recommended

Palestinians Count The Toll Of Israel's Devastating War In Gaza