Makhlouf Boukhezar, a journalist with the Algerian state television network ENTV, was killed in his home in Constantine overnight from 3 to 4 April 1995. His attackers, who passed themselves off a police officers, slashed the journalist’s throat. According to RSF, Makhlouf Boukhezar death brings the total of journalists killed in Algeria since May 1993 […]
Makhlouf Boukhezar, a journalist with the Algerian state
television network ENTV, was killed in his home in Constantine
overnight from 3 to 4 April 1995. His attackers, who passed
themselves off a police officers, slashed the journalist’s
throat. According to RSF, Makhlouf Boukhezar death brings the
total of journalists killed in Algeria since May 1993 to 35; he
is the eighth journalist assassinate in Algeria this year. RSF
affirms that over half the journalists killed in 1995 so far have
been Algerian.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to Algerian authorities:
slaughter of journalists in Algeria
that those responsible be identified and brought to justice
Appeals To
His Excellency Liamine Zeroual
President of the High Council of State
El Mouradia Presidential Palace
Algiers, Algeria
Fax: +213 2 60 96 18
Minister of Communications
Ministry of Communications
Algiers, Algeria
Fax: +213 2 68 44 59
