According to the allegations of the Committee to Protect Journalists , Raf Shakirov , editor - in - chief of Izvestia , was forced to resign .
The government officials did not like the paper 's coverage of the Beslan school hostage crisis .
According to the allegations of the Committee to Protect Journalists , Raf Shakirov , editor - in - chief of Izvestia , was forced to resign because the government officials did not like the paper 's coverage of the Beslan school hostage crisis .