Freedom of the Press: Seven Years in Prison for a Football Search?

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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French sports reporter Christophe Gleizes is in prison in Algeria – and threatens to become the ball of a political conflict between Algiers and Paris.

Blast - Le souffle de l’info - Site d’information français d’actualités et d’investigation indépenda

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Criticized for his ten-day trip to Algeria in the midst of a diplomatic crisis between Paris and Algiers - due in particular to the detention of journalist Christophe Gleizes and writer Boualem Sansal - the deputy of France insoumé...

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Reading tip: French sports reporter Christophe Gleizes has been sentenced to seven years in prison in Algeria. He has been detained in the country for over a year – under the accusation of "glorification of terrorism". Oliver Mileger tells of the accusation and conviction that began with the search for the death of a footballer. Observers see Gleizes as a political hostage in the current conflict between France and Algeria. sueddeutsche.de (€) (…