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CNN about Chingiz Mustafayev | Чингиз Мустафаев | Çingiz Mustafayev Vuruldugu An
- Published_at:2013-06-17
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Geysar Gurbanov
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- description: Chingiz Mustafayev (August 29, 1960 -- June 15, 1992) was one of the most notable independent Azerbaijani journalists, who was posthumously bestowed by state order as National Hero of Azerbaijan. Mustafayev, with no formal background or degree in journalism save for a year of on the job training, created a video anthology during the early stages of the Nagorno-Karabakh War, most of the documentary had to be shot from the frontline which ultimately was the cause of his abrupt death due to mortar wounds. He was the man behind the video camera, who filmed scenes of atrocity after atrocity in the Khojaly Massacre of 1992. In order to document the said massacre, Mustafayev travelled via an army helicopter which at most time came under heavy enemy fire. He was able to film that gave evidence to the massacre which showed hundreds of dead bodies strewn across snow-covered fields of Khojaly. The film at times were coupled with commentaries by a sobbing and emotional Mustafayev as he described the carnage he had seen as he filmed. Azerbaijani's official press tried to cover up the fact that the town had been wiped out with defenseless women, children and the elderly slaughtered by Armenian forces. Even thought, Mustafayev's film showed irrefutable evidence that a full-scale wanton slaughter had occurred. According to his brother Vahid Mustafayev, during the span of eight months Mustafayev had shot and is credited for about 18 documentaries about the war in Karabakh, leaving behind substantial historical documentation. On 15 June 1992, Mustafayev while filming an exchange of fire between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces near the village of Nakhichevanik was killed. According to his brother Vahid Mustafayev, he was fatally wounded when a shell exploded right beside him and sharpnel from the shell severed one of his major arteries. By the time Mustafayev was airlifted to the hospital, he had died of blood loss. His last moments were captured on his own camera. ======================================== Geysar Gurbanov is a human rights activist from Azerbaijan. He advocates for peace and democracy in the South Caucasus. Twitter: http://twitter.com/geysar Facebook: http://facebook.com/geysar1 Youtube: http://youtube.com/geysar7 Blog: http://southcaucasus.blogspot.com Retweets, likes, links, and other content shared on my pages do not necessarily reflect my own opinion or equal endorsement of any kind. There may be omissions and inaccuracies in the news, information, or other materials. Their completeness or reliability is not guaranteed. The materials contained herein is for general information only.
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