La Jeunesse Sportif De Kabylie, a Football Club in the Sights of Algiers, a Pretext for the Arrest of Journalist Christophe Gleizes

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The French journalist sentenced to seven years in prison in June for "apology of terrorism" was working on a team symbolizing kabyle identity, while the government initiated a severe crackdown on the local independence movement.

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Christophe Gleizes was arrested in Kabylie on 15 May 2024 when he made reports on the Jeunesse sportif de Kabylie (JSK). He was also preparing a book on Cameroonian footballer Albert Ebossé, who died in 2014. Although he works mainly for So Press, he sometimes makes ghostwriting to supplement his income. Algerian justice blames him for his discussions with leaders of the JSK, some affiliated with MAK, classified as a terrorist organization by Al…