The body of Naima Hamouda, a cultural reporter with the weekly “Revolution africaine” and formerly with “Le Matin” and “L’Hebdo libere”, was discovered on 2 August 1995, near an apartment building where she had been staying in the Algiers suburb of Saoula. She had been shot to death and severely disfigured. Her remains were not […]
The body of Naima Hamouda, a cultural reporter with the weekly
“Revolution africaine” and formerly with “Le Matin” and “L’Hebdo
libere”, was discovered on 2 August 1995, near an apartment
building where she had been staying in the Algiers suburb of
Saoula. She had been shot to death and severely disfigured. Her
remains were not correctly identified until 11 August. Earlier it
was mistakenly reported that her remains were those of “L’Hebdo
libere” journalist Aicha Benamar, who had previously lived in the
same building.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to Algerian authorities:
journalists as non-combatants and unequivocally condemn these
murders
journalists a top priority
Appeals To
Liamine Zeroual
President of the High Council of State
El Mouradia Presidential Palace
Algiers, Algeria
Fax: + 213 2 60 96 18
