A French journalist is facing seven years in prison in Algeria over an interview with a soccer official accused of ties to a banned separatist movement, in a case rights groups say criminalizes ...

The French journalist was sentenced on June 29 by the Tizi Ouzou court to seven years in prison, to be served immediately.

Algerian authorities have sentenced a French sports journalist, known for his coverage of African football, to seven years in prison on charges of "glorifying terrorism", according to media rights ...

French journalists' unions on Tuesday called on Algeria to release a French football writer who has been jailed for seven ...

The family of a French sports journalist who has been sentenced to seven years in prison in Algeria is calling for help from the sporting world and soccer great Zinédine Zidane.

Christophe Gleizes, a 36-year-old freelance sportswriter, was arrested and placed under judicial supervision more than a year ago for entering Algeria without a proper visa, “glorifying ...

Image calling for the release of journalist Christophe Gleizes of 'So Foot' magazine, imprisoned in Algeria, distributed by Reporters Without Borders on June 29, 2025. RSF On Tuesday, July 1, the ...

Journalist Christophe Gleizes, a contributor to So Foot and Society french magazines, who was arrested during a report in ...

The family of a French sports journalist who has been sentenced to seven years in prison in Algeria is calling for help from ...

Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, sentenced on appeal to five years in prison for endangering state security, was not ...

Guest Column - A disturbing pattern is emerging across Africa where courts are being weaponised to silence journalists, with ...

A court in Algeria has sentenced French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes to seven years in prison on charges of ...