Akhmedilov was a leading investigative correspondent for the Avar language daily newspaper, Hakikat (ХIакъикъат, also transliterated as Khakikat),[1] which translates to "The Truth" in English.
[2] In columns in Hakikat, Akhmedilov heavily criticized Russian federal forces and local law enforcement for curbing religious and political freedom under the guise of an "anti-extremism" campaign.
[3] Akhmedilov was awarded an Internationale Parliaments-Stipendium Fellowship [1] through the German Parliament in 2006 and served as an aide to Margrit Wetzel (SPD).
Akhmedilov was found shot to death in a car on the edge of the Dagestani capital, Makhachkala, on 11 August 2009.
[4] According to the same source, eyewitnesses assert that the shots were made by unknown persons who got out of a "Zhiguli" car without number plates and tinted glasses.