Journalists attacked in Algeria since 1992
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Algeria sentences cartoonist Benabdelhamid Amine to 3 months in prison
December 19, 2019 11:30 AM ET
Washington, D.C., December 19, 2019 -- A court in Oran, in northwest Algeria, sentenced cartoonist Benabdelhamid Amine to one year in prison on December 11 after finding him guilty of insulting the president, “violating territorial integrity,” and “disseminating publications harmful to national security,” according to news reports. The Djamal...
CPJ Safety Advisory: Covering unrest and elections in Algeria
December 3, 2019 11:41 AM ET
Protests are taking place across Algeria ahead of a presidential election that is scheduled to take place on December 12, according to reports. The December vote comes after the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who stepped down from power after 20 years of rule amid widespread protests at the...
Algeria arrests fifth journalist amid anti-government protests
October 23, 2019 3:54 PM ET
Washington, D.C., October 23, 2019—The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Algerian authorities to release Bendjama Mustapha, editor-in-chief of Le Provincial, and end the harassment of journalists covering anti-government protests....
Algeria detains three journalists who covered protests, alleged corruption
October 17, 2019 1:26 PM ET
Washington, D.C., October 17, 2019--Algerian authorities should immediately release journalists Said Boudour, Abdelmoundji Kheladi, and Adel Azeb Chikh from pretrial detention and drop all charges against them, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Two news websites inaccessible in Algeria amid protests, social media shutdowns
June 17, 2019 4:06 PM ET
New York, June 17, 2019 -- Independent news websites Tout Sur l'Algérie and Algérie Part have been widely inaccessible within Algeria since June 12, according to local journalists and news reports. The apparently targeted disruption took place amid anti-government protests that have been ongoing for nearly four months, and...
Algerian state broadcaster suspends two journalists amid reporters' sit-ins
June 12, 2019 10:16 AM ET
In April and May 2019, Algeria's Public Establishment of Television, the state broadcaster, suspended at least two television journalists who sought to cover protests in the country, according to journalists who spoke to CPJ and news reports....
Algeria expels AFP bureau chief Aymeric Vincenot after accreditation expires
April 16, 2019 1:10 PM ET
New York, April 16, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the expulsion of Aymeric Vincenot, the Agence France-Presse bureau chief in Algiers, and called on the Algerian government to facilitate press accreditation for foreign journalists....
Tunisian Reuters and TRT journalists detained, expelled during Algeria protests
April 4, 2019 12:35 PM ET
New York, April 4, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the detention and expulsion of two Tunisian journalists from Algeria and called on Algerian authorities to allow the foreign press to freely cover demonstrations in the country....