Journalists Killed in 1993 - Motive Confirmed: Smail Yefsah
| Publisher | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| Publication Date | January 1994 |
| Cite as | Committee to Protect Journalists, Journalists Killed in 1993 - Motive Confirmed: Smail Yefsah, January 1994, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4e6494a023.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
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Algerian State Television
October 18, 1993, in Algiers, Algeria
Yefsah, assistant news director of Algerian State Television, was stabbed and then shot to death outside his home in Bab Ezzouar, in Algiers. Algerian newspapers held a one-day strike after his murder to protest the ongoing terror campaign against journalists.
| Medium: | Television |
| Job: | Producer |
| Beats Covered: | Human Rights |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Political Group |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | No |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | No |
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