US EditionFrench media unite to demand release of sports journalist Christophe Gleizes imprisoned in Algeria
French media demand Christophe Gleizes' release from a seven-year sentence in Algeria, arguing charges punish standard journalism, before his Dec. 3 appeal.
- On Wednesday, a large number of French media outlets called for Christophe Gleizes' release ahead of his Dec. 3 appeal, while the Alliance of General Information Press published a joint op-ed across more than 300 outlets.
- On May 28, 2024, Christophe Gleizes was arrested while reporting in the Kabylie region and sentenced to seven years for an interview with a soccer official accused of ties to a banned separatist movement.
- The op-ed argued that questioning officials is standard reporting, not complicity, emphasizing that diplomatic tensions should not imprison journalists, a point made across more than 300 Alliance of General Information Press outlets.
- The earlier this month release of Boualem Sansal has raised hopes for Gleizes ahead of the Dec. 3 appeal at the Tizi Ouzou court, which will decide if his seven-year sentence is upheld.
- Relations between France and Algeria, already strained, provide the wider context for this case involving disputes over migration, extradition, trade and Western Sahara, while rights groups say Gleizes’ charges criminalise routine reporting.
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French media demand release of journalist Christophe Gleizes
A large number of French media outlets on Wednesday called for the release of sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, who is imprisoned in Algeria ahead of his appeals trial next week. The Alliance of General Information Press, which represents more than 300 outlets, published a collective op-ed across its members' publications. A court of appeal in Tizi Ouzou is set to review Gleizes' case on 3 December. The 36-year-old French freelance sports jo…
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French media unite to demand release of sports journalist Christophe Gleizes imprisoned in Algeria
PARIS (AP) — A large number of French media outlets on Wednesday called for the release of sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, who is imprisoned in Algeria ahead of his appeals trial next week.
French media unite to demand release of sports journalist Christophe Gleizes imprisoned in Algeria
French media outlets have united to call for the release of sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, who is imprisoned in Algeria. The Alliance of General Information Press, representing over 300 outlets, published a collective op-ed on Wednesday. A court of appeal…
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