Sofiane Chourabi awarded international freedom of press prize "Omar Aourtilane"

Algerian daily "El Khabar" awarded this year's international freedom of the press prize "Omar Aourtilane" to Tunisian journalist Sofiane Chourabi. This is ''a tribute to this young journalist in a pioneer country of recent democratic changes in the Arab region'' said the jury. A special distinction was also awarded to ALgerian journalist Boubakeur Hamidechi " who devoted his life to the defence of the values of freedom and contributed to the training of a large number of journalists ". The prize-award ceremony will be held next October 3, on the commemoration of the killing of Algerian journalist "Omar Aourtilane" on October 3, 1995.