Uzbek Prosecutor-General's Office said on March 9 that Russian journalist Aleksandr Nechayev had died in Tashkent from a heart condition. Nechayev was found dead the previous day at a rented apartment in the Uzbek capital. The 36-years-old journalist was chief editor of the Byuletten Kinoprokatchika (Film Distributor's Bulletin) Telegram channel. His colleagues say he was in Tashkent temporarily and planned to return to Moscow in April. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Uzbek Service, click here.
Russian Journalist Died In Tashkent Of Heart Condition, Uzbek Authorities Say
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