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#FreeGleizes: RSF mobilises to secure release of French sports journalist wrongly imprisoned in Algeria
Reporters Without Borders
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Christophe Gleizes travelled to Algeria in May 2024 to report on the golden era of the local football club, Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (JSK), during the 1980s. He had also planned to cover the commemorations marking the tenth anniversary of the...
Press freedom groups and French government condemn 7-year prison sentence handed to French football journalist in Algeria
Get French Football News
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June 30, 2025
10French football journalist Christophe Gleizes, a contributor to So Foot and Society, was sentenced on Sunday to seven years in prison by a court in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. The decision has sparked strong condemnation from the French government, as...
Algeria sentences French football journalist to 7 years in jail
Bangladesh Post
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Algeria's authorities have sentenced a prominent French sports journalist specialised in African football to seven years in prison for "glorifying terrorism", media rights campaigners RSF said Sunday, denouncing the verdict as "nonsensical"....
French journalist appeals seven-year sentence in Algeria
Tribal Football
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Christophe Gleizes, a prominent French sports journalist convicted in Algeria of "glorifying terrorism", appealed his seven-year prison sentence on Monday, his lawyer told AFP. "I just filed an appeal" with the Tizi Ouzou Court, said lawyer Salah...
Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years behind bars
Modern Ghana
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Algerian authorities have sentenced a prominent French sports journalist to seven years in prison for "glorifying terrorism", media rights campaigners RSF have said, denouncing the verdict as "nonsensical". Christophe Gleizes, who contributes to...
French Sports Journalist Sentenced to Seven Years in Algeria
Morocco World News
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June 30, 2025
Rabat – An Algerian court has sentenced French journalist Christophe Gleizesto seven years in prison, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Algerian authorities arrested the 36-year-old freelance journalist, who writes for So Foot and...
Algeria jails French journalist for 7 years over football report
The New Arab
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Ferhat Mehenni president of the Movement for the Self Determination of Kabylia at a rally for the release of Boualem Sansal in Paris, France, 26 January 2025. [Getty] A court in Algeria has sentenced French journalist Christophe Gleizes to seven...
Is it safe to travel to Tunisia? Your rights amid ongoing conflict in Middle East
The Independent
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June 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years be...
Modern Ghana
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Algerian authorities have sentenced a prominent French sports journalist to seven years in prison for "glorifying terrorism", media rights campaigners RSF have said, denouncing the verdict as "nonsensical". Christophe Gleizes, who contributes to...
Algerian-Spanish Relations Warm as PM Arabawi Attends Global Development Summit in Seville
Watan
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June 30, 2025
Watan-In a sign of a positive shift in relations after a deep diplomatic crisis, Algerian Prime Minister Nadir Arabawi traveled to the Spanish city of Seville to participate in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development,...
Algeria sentences French football journalist to 7 years jail: RSF
The Sun Daily
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June 30, 2025
PARIS: Algeria’s authorities have sentenced a prominent French sports journalist specialised in African football to seven years in prison for “glorifying terrorism”, media rights campaigners RSF said Sunday, denouncing the verdict as...
Korea to raise travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba, lowers alerts for 4 countries
The Korea Times
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June 30, 2025
Korea will raising the travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba region starting next month, due to growing instability from intensifying anti-government protests and rising organized crime, the foreign ministry said Monday. A Level 3 travel alert,...
S. Korea to raise travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba, lowers alerts for 4 countries
Yonhap News Agency
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June 30, 2025
SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will raising the travel alert for Bolivia's Cochabamba region starting next month, due to growing instability from intensifying anti-government protests and rising organized crime, the foreign ministry said...
Algeria: French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes sentenced to seven years in prison after over a year under a judicial control order
Reporters Without Borders
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Co-author of the book Magique Système: L’Esclavage Moderne des Footballeurs Africains (Magical System: The Modern Slavery of African Footballers), which was written with Barthélémy Gaillard and published in 2018, Christophe Gleizes is a devoted...
Algeria–France Tensions Escalate After French Navy Detains Algerian-Leased Ferry
Watan
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June 29, 2025
Home/News/Algeria–France Tensions Escalate After French Navy Detains Algerian-Leased Ferry News Watan-Algerian–French relations have entered a new phase of tension following France’s detention of the ferry El Venizelos, which Algeria had leased to...
Algeria Seeks 7-Year Prison Term for Historian Over Anti-Amazigh Comments
Morocco World News
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June 28, 2025
Marrakech – Algerian prosecutors have demanded a seven-year prison sentence for historian Mohamed Amine Belghit over controversial comments about Amazigh identity. The case has reignited tensions between Algeria and the United Arab Emirates, with...
Holiday horror in Spain as shackled bodies found floating near tourist hotspot
Cork Beo
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June 27, 2025
A major murder investigation has been launched at a popular holiday destination in Spain after several shackled bodies were found floating in the sea. The Civil Guard recovered at least five bodies in the Balearic Sea off Majorca. It's believed...
Oman's pavilion showcases cultural identity at Algiers Intl Fair
Oman Observer
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June 28, 2025
ALGIERS: The Sultanate of Oman's pavilion at the 56th Algiers International Fair (where Oman serves as a Guest of Honour) stands out for its stunning design and features exhibiting Oman's economic and cultural identity; and a broad range of unique...
Algiers couple celebrates 65th anniversary
Nola - Louisiana
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Mary and Bill Hebert, of Algiers, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at Restaurant des Familles. The Heberts have five married children — Melanie, Pamela, Michael, Billy and Mark — along with 12 grandchildren and one...
Me and My Travels: Hugh Wallace on childhood Ireland trips and an extraordinary balloon ride
Irish Examiner
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June 28, 2025
As kids, we travelled a lot in Ireland, caravan holidays in Downings, Donegal, and rented a cottage outside Roundstone in Connemara. I remember going up the lane to get milk from the farmer. It was still warm; it had just come from the cow....