Journalists Killed  |  Algeria

Ameur Ouagueni

Le Matin

August 20, 1995, in Algiers, Algeria

Ouagueni, head of the international news department at the French-language independent daily Le Matin, was shot in front of his home in Algiers. He died in a hospital later that night


Medium: Print

Job: Editor

Beats Covered: Business, Culture, Politics

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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