The three-year prison sentence given today to Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni is a mockery of press freedom, the International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, said today. A court in Algeria found Khaled Drareni, editor of the news website Casbah Tribune and the Algeria correspondent […]

Three Algerian journalists were detained on defamation and privacy violation charges last month, with one remaining behind bars pending further trial. The wave of journalists’ arrests started on October 22, Algeria’s National Press Day, when Adlène Mellah, director of the online news sites Algérie Direct and Dzair Presse, was reportedly detained and charged with insult […]

A freelance journalist was shot on Friday afternoon in Baghlia, a town 60 kilometers east of the capital, Algiers, Reuters reported. According to the news agency, Ahmed Nezar was a correspondent for several local French newspapers. While the reason for his killing is still not known, Reuters said “the killing revived memories of the 1990s […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined 22 other free expression organisations in urging the Algerian government to end harassment of independent media and to bring the country’s broadcast legislation in line with international standards. In a joint statement, the groups specifically called for the release of Khabar Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) Director Mehdi Benaissa and […]