In Algeria, it is not good to show your support for journalist Khaled Drareni
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The appeal judgment of the director of "Casbah Tribune" is expected this Tuesday, in a climate of close monitoring of social networks and pressure on the media.
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An Algerian appeals court upholds the conviction of a journalist ... and human rights defenders fear a new crackdown
ALGIERS - An Algerian appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling convicting a journalist in what rights activists described as a new crackdown on dissent aimed at preventing the resumption of the mass protests that toppled former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The opposition movement prompted thousands of Algerians to take to the streets in weekly demonstrations that continued even after Bouteflika gave up power and a new president was elected in…
Algerian journalist sentenced to 2 years in prison
An Algerian court has sentenced journalist Khaled Drareni to two years in prison on appeal, in a trial that rights group have denounced as violating press freedom
Algerian journalist sentenced to 2 years in prison
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - An Algerian court on Tuesday sentenced journalist Khaled Drareni to two years in prison on appeal, reducing his original sentence, in a trial that rights group have denounced as violating press freedom. Drareni, editor of the Casbah Tribune news site and Algeria correspondent of RSF ...
Algerian journalist sentenced to 2 years in prison
ALGIERS, Algeria — An Algerian court on Tuesday sentenced journalist Khaled Drareni to two years in prison on appeal, in a trial that rights group have denounced as violating press freedom.Drareni, editor of the Casbah Tribune news site and Algeria correspondent of RSF and the French TV channel TV5 Monde, played a prominent role in covering the country’s pro-democracy movement last year.He had been sent to trial for “inciting an unarmed gatherin…
Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni jailed for two years on appeal
Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni received a two-year prison term at his appeal hearing on Tuesday, in a trial rights groups have called a test of press freedom in a country recently rocked by anti-government protests.
In Algeria, it is not good to show your support for journalist Khaled Drareni
The appeal judgment of the director of "Casbah Tribune" is expected this Tuesday, in a climate of close monitoring of social networks and pressure on the media.
