By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Relatives of French journalist Christophe Gleizes, detained for 500 days in Algeria and convicted of glorifying terrorism, hope for a presidential pardon and were received by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot. A football match was organised in Paris in his honour, according to France 24 Afrique.
French journalist Christophe Gleizes has been held for 500 days in Koléa prison, Algeria, after his conviction in June 2025 for “glorifying terrorism”. His relatives describe a man who still considers himself a journalist despite his detention, according to Le Monde.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Le Monde ·
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is calling for the release of French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, detained in Algeria for nearly 500 days. Its director general, Thibaut Bruttin, believes the detention could be part of a diplomatic dispute between Paris and Algiers, in an interview with France 24.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: France 24 ·
Journalist Christophe Gleizes, 37, has been detained for 500 days after his arrest in May 2024. He was arrested while reporting on Jeunesse sportive de Kabylie, according to information reported by Le Monde.
🇩🇿 Algeria · Source: Le Monde ·
France barred Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, from entering its territory after he arrived in Paris. The French foreign ministry cited his involvement in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to Dagan’s office and French authorities.
🇫🇷 France · Source: France 24 ·
Algerian drug trafficker wanted in Algeria arrested near SousseAn Algerian national described as a “very dangerous” drug trafficker was arrested in Sahloul, near Sousse, by the Tunisian National Guard’s central anti-narcotics brigade, based on intelligence. He was wanted in Algeria for drug trafficking and could be extradited, according to Tunis Afrique Presse, cited by TSA.The week in Africa
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