Journalists Killed in 1995 - Motive Confirmed: Malika Sabour
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Date:
January 1996
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: | |
| 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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