Journalists Killed in 1995 - Motive Confirmed: Djamel Ziater
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Date:
January 1996
El-Djoumhouria
February 17, 1995, in near Oran, Algeria
Ziater, a reporter with the government-run, Arabic-language daily El-Djoumhouria, was shot to death while visiting his mother's grave in the Gdiel Cemetery, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) outside the city of Oran.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Print Reporter |
| 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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