Mon Journal Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Algerian journalist held for more than a year without charge

November 14, 2014 2:08 PM EST

New York, November 14, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the imprisonment of Algerian journalist Abdelhai Abdessamia, who has been held since August 18, 2013. News of Abdessamia’s imprisonment was reported by his family in early November, according to news reports.

Algeria blocks two newspapers from publishing

May 29, 2013 12:18 PM EDT

Algeria’s Ministry of Communications on May 18, 2013, ordered two newspapers, the daily Mon Journal and its Arabic counterpart Djaridati, to remove two pages from their next day’s editions that focused on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s health, according to news reports.