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Algeria arrests French journalist for ‘glorifying terrorism’
Atalayar
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July 2, 2025
After sentencing French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal to five years in prison, the same court handed down a new sentence of seven years to French sports journalist Christophe Glezies for alleged ‘glorification of terrorism.’ The journalist, who...
Algeria – Sentencing of Boualem Sansal on appeal (July 1, 2025)
France Diplomacy
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July 2, 2025
France regrets the upholding, on appeal, of the prison sentence handed down at first instance to our compatriot Boualem Sansal. This decision is both incomprehensible and unjustified. France calls on the Algerian authorities to make a gesture of...
NEMA Receives 104 Nigerians Repatriated From Algeria
ITV
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July 2, 2025
The National Emergency Management Agency has confirmed the arrival of 104 Nigerian returnees from Algeria under the Assisted Voluntary Returns programme facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in partnership with the...
Venezuela and Algeria Deepen Strategic Partnership with Fifth Joint Commission in Algiers
teleSUR
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Fifth Venezuela-Algeria joint commission advances strategic bilateral cooperation. Photo: MPPRE. July 2, 2025 Hour: 4:18 pm Venezuela and Algeria have taken a decisive step to reinforce their historic alliance, launching the Fifth Joint Commission...
Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years' imprisonment
GhanaWeb
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July 1, 2025
French journalists' unions on Tuesday called on Algeria to release a French football writer who has been jailed for seven years for supporting terrorism. Christophe Gleizes, who is 36, was sentenced on Sunday, after being found guilty of holding...
Algeria upholds prison sentence for French-Algerian writer Sansal
Al Mayadeen
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July 1, 2025
Author Boualem Sansal remains imprisoned after Algeria’s appeals court upheld his five-year sentence, igniting diplomatic tensions between Paris and Algiers. An Algerian appeals court has upheld a five-year prison sentence for French-Algerian...
Sahrawi media succeed in breaking Moroccan blockade
Sahara Press Service
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Algiers, 4 July 2025 (SPS) – Sahrawi media have managed to break the blockade imposed by the Moroccan occupation on the occupied part of Western Sahara, despite all the maneuvers of the Makhzen regime. This breakthrough comes amid growing...
Algeria court upholds Sansal jail term, France hopes for pardon
The New Arab
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July 1, 2025
Sansal has eight days to file a further appeal his jail sentence before Algeria's supreme court [Getty/file photo] An Algerian court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison sentence against dual-national author Boualem Sansal, whose case has strained...
Algeria court upholds writer Boualem Sansal's five-year jail term
Modern Ghana
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An Algerian court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison sentence against writer Boualem Sansal for after he was found guilty of undermining Algeria's territorial integrity. The French Prime Minister said he hoped the Algerian president would "grant...
UAE-Israeli “Encirclement Map” Aims to Politically Isolate Algeria
Watan
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July 2, 2025
Watan-Informed sources revealed that a recent closed-door security meeting was held in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, bringing together Emirati and Israeli officials — including Mohammed bin Zayed and his brother Tahnoun bin Zayed, Israeli...
Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years: repression of freedom of expression in Algeria
Atalayar
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July 2, 2025
Following the decision by the Algiers Court of Appeal to sentence Boualem Sansal to five years in prison on the grounds that he was a ‘scapegoat for France and Morocco’, the French authorities have rejected any kind of negotiation or rapprochement...
The Makhzen Complex: A Psychoanalytical Decoding of Algeria’s Obsession with Morocco
Morocco World News
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July 2, 2025
The Makhzen is often misunderstood outside Morocco, particularly by its detractors. For Moroccans, Makhzen is not simply a bureaucratic machine or a relic of feudalism—as often caricatured by outsiders—but a deep-rooted, historically evolved...
Algeria court to rule on bid to double writer's jail term
Al-Monitor
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July 1, 2025
An Algerian court is expected to deliver a verdict Tuesday on prosecutors' bid to double the jail term of a dual-national author whose conviction has strained ties with France. Boualem Sansal, 80, was first sentenced to five years behind bars on...
Algeria and ICMPD Strengthen Cooperation in the Mediterranean Region
Vindobona
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Michael Spindelegger, Director General of ICMPD, and his deputy Sedef Dearing met with Rachid Meddah, Director General of the Migration Department at the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad. The talks focused on the...
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"....
Rebuking 5-year sentence, France urges Algeria to pardon Sansal: What to know
Al-Monitor
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July 1, 2025
France’s prime minister called on Algeria to pardon an imprisoned dissident writer on Tuesday after an Algerian court upheld his five-year prison sentence. What happened: On Tuesday, an Algerian court upheld the five-year prison sentence for...
Algeria – Sentencing of Christophe Gleizes (June 30, 2025)
France Diplomacy
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June 30, 2025
France deeply regrets the harsh seven-year prison sentence handed down against French journalist Christophe Gleizes. His attorney and supporters have said that he will appeal the decision. The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has been...
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...
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...
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...