Pyotr Shevchenko, Ukraine

Pyotr Shevchenko, correspondent for the daily Kievskiye Vedomosti in Lugansk, in the Ukraine, found hanging in an abandoned building in Kiev on March 12, 1997. He had co-authored articles about disputes between the mayor of Lugansk and the local branch of the Ukrainian Security Services.

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