Journalists Killed  |  Algeria

Ali Boukerbache

Media-TV

March 21, 1995, in near Algiers, Algeria

Boukerbache, owner of the private production company Media-TV, was shot to death in his car at an intersection between Dergana and Rouiba, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) east of Algiers, as he was driving to Media-TV's offices. The company had recently produced a documentary about women and terrorism.


Medium: Television

Job: Publisher / Owner

Beats Covered: Culture, War

Gender: Male

Local or Foreign: Local

Freelance: No

Type of Death: Murder

Suspected Source of Fire: Unknown Fire

Impunity: Yes

Taken Captive: No

Tortured: No

Threatened: No


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