Journalists Killed  |  Algeria

Malika Sabour

Echourouk al-Arabi

May 21, 1995, in Reghaia, Algeria

Sabour, a cultural reporter for the independent Arabic-language weekly Echourouk al-Arabi and a contributor to a number of arts reviews, was shot to death by three men disguised as police officers at her family home in Reghaia, about 15 miles east of Algiers.


Medium: Print

Job: Print Reporter

Beats Covered: Culture

Gender: Female

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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