Source: Bloomberg
“Algeria jailed a French sports journalist for seven years on charges of ‘glorifying terrorism,’ amid a simmering feud between the North African nation and its former colonial rulers. Christophe Gleizes, 36, was sentenced by a court in the eastern Kabylie region on Sunday, advocacy group Reporters Sans Frontieres said in a statement condemning the decision. He will lodge an appeal. Gleizes was arrested in May 2024 while on a trip to Algeria to report on the history of Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie, one of the country’s most celebrated football teams, according to RSF. He was subsequently banned from leaving. … The charges stem from his contact with a former local footballing official who’s also a key figure in MAK, an opposition group seeking self-determination for the Kabylie region, according to RSF.” (06/30/25)