US EditionFrench Sports Journalist 'Isolated' In Algeria Prison
Christophe Gleizes, convicted of glorifying terrorism, is seen by his family as a political victim amid France-Algeria tensions over Western Sahara sovereignty.
- Christophe Gleizes, French sports journalist and So Foot contributor, is being held in Tizi Ouzou amid escalating tensions, with his parents visiting earlier this month and describing him as isolated but combative.
- Tensions between Paris and Algiers have risen after President Emmanuel Macron supported Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, with Gleizes' detention and Boualem Sansal's jailing reflecting these political strains, his stepfather calling him a 'collateral victim' of poor relations.
- Gleizes, a prominent sports journalist, was convicted of glorifying terrorism; his parents called the charge totally absurd and said he feels isolated but combative, earlier this month.
- An appeal has been filed and is expected in the autumn, while Sylvie Godard urged, `We don't want Christophe's case to be used to resolve political issues with which Christophe has nothing to do.`
- The detention underscores strained ties between France and Algeria and highlights Christophe Gleizes as the only French journalist currently detained abroad, seen by family as a collateral victim of worsening France–Algeria relations.
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French sports journalist Gleizes ’isolated’ in Algerian prison
A prominent French sports journalist sentenced to seven years in prison in Algeria at the end of June is in "fighting mood" but feels "isolated", his parents told AFP after visiting their son earlier this month. Christophe Gleizes, who is being held in the city of Tizi Ouzou, is being detained against the background of escalating political tensions between Paris and its former North African colony. "Even if his morale is high, even if he is in f…
Sentenced at the end of June to seven years in prison, French journalist Christophe Gleizes is incarcerated in Tizi Ouzou, about 100 kilometres from Algiers. His mother, Sylvie and her father-in-law, Christophe Godard, visited the site from 11 to 22 August. They were able to visit him twice, for about 30 minutes.
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petitbleu.frFrench sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, imprisoned in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, keeps "the morale" but "feels cut off from the world", entrusts to AFP his parents who were able to see him during two visits to the parlor...
French sports journalist ‘isolated’ in Algeria prison
PARIS: A prominent French sports journalist sentenced to seven years in prison in Algeria at the end of June is in “fighting mood” but feels “isolated,” his parents told AFP after visiting their son earlier this month. Christophe Gleizes, who is being held in the city of Tizi Ouzou, is being detained against the background of escalating political tensions between Paris and its
French Sports Journalist 'Isolated' In Algeria Prison
A prominent French sports journalist sentenced to seven years in prison in Algeria at the end of June is in "fighting mood" but feels "isolated", his parents told AFP after visiting their son earlier this month.
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