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Alerts - Algeria

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Algeria

Crackdown on protest as election nears

Authorities have used arrests and other tactics to keep people from demonstrating in the capital in the period leading up to the 10 May 2012 elections.

Algeria

Two journalists assaulted by police

Mohamed Kadri was beaten up by the police outside the People’s National Assembly in central Algiers during an unauthorized demonstration by ex-soldiers demanding an increase in their pensions.

Algeria

New media law stifles free expression, says CPJ

Of the law's 133 articles, at least 32 can be used to restrict coverage by stifling free expression, CPJ research shows.

Algeria

New media bill needs further improvement, says ANHRI

While the penalty of imprisonment has been abolished in the case of media crimes, several articles of the bill still restrict freedom of expression and opinion.

Algeria

"Freed" dissident kept in near-isolation

The Polisario Front should allow Mostapha Selma Sidi Mouloud to freely contact his family, says Human Rights Watch.

Algeria

Two Moroccan journalists released after being held for four days

CPJ denounces Algeria's harassment of journalists Lahcen Tigbadar and Mohamed Slimani.

Algeria

Polisario arrests rare dissenter in refugee camps

The Western Sahara movement is holding Mostapha Selma Sidi Mouloud for "espionage" after he backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the region.

Algeria

IFJ demands freedom of movement for Moroccan journalists

Mohamed Slimani and Hassan Tigbadar have have been denied permission to leave their hotel in Tindouf, according to the IFJ.

Algeria

Anti-corruption activist given six-month suspended sentence, fine

Djilali Hadjadj was arrested at the airport on 5 September as he was preparing to board a flight for France.

Algeria

Independent radio station's website blocked

"We fear that this act of censorship heralds the start of government control of the Internet in Algeria," RSF said.

Algeria

Newspaper supplement banned after reporting on corruption

A prosecutor banned "Sirry Lelghaya", a supplement of "Al Monaqsa" newspaper, claiming it was unlicenced.

Algeria

Journalist faces 16 politicised lawsuits

CPJ says charges against Hafnaoui Ghoul are "designed to silence a courageous and critical journalist."

Algeria

Moroccan reporter turned back on arrival, disputes between two countries blamed

RSF condemns Moroccan journalist Yahya Bentahar's deportation on 15 July, shortly after he landed at Algiers airport.

Algeria

Tébessa-based reporter gets six months in prison

RSF condemns the jail sentence handed down to Rabah Lamouchi on charges of lacking press accreditation and defamation.

Algeria

National daily's correspondent detained in eastern city

RSF is alarmed by the 9 June 2009 arrest of Rabah Lamouchi, the national Arabic-language daily "Ennahar"'s correspondent in Tebessa (460 km east of Algiers), on the grounds that he was not officially accredited by the newspaper.

Algeria

Four journalists face legal action for "defamation"

In yet another case, Nouri Benzenine, the former correspondent for "Echourouk El Youmi" in the west of the country, was sentenced to two months in prison and fined 50,000 dinars.

Algeria

Bouteflika urged to reverse Algerian press freedom abuses

The Committee to Protect Journalists has written to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to protest the rising incidence of press freedom violations.

Algeria

Two Moroccan journalists prevented from covering presidential election

Reporters Without Borders deplores the 9 April 2009 arrest of two Moroccan journalists, Hicham El Madraoui and Mahfoud Aït Bensaleh, who had gone to Algiers to cover the presidential election for the Moroccan weekly "Assahrae Al Ousbouiya".

Algeria

Current issues of three French publications banned on eve of presidential election

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders is outraged by the Algerian government's decision to ban distribution of the current issues of three French publications - "L'Express", "Marianne" and "Journal du Dimanche" - on the eve of the 9 April 2009 election, in which President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is running for a third term.

Egypt / Algeria

Egyptian editor Khaled Hamza prevented from travelling; Tunisian journalist Siham Bensedrine denied entry into Algeria

(ANHRI/IFEX) - The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) expressed its resolute condemnation of the hostile acts perpetrated by the security services in Egypt and Algeria against journalists. Egyptian security personnel prevented Khaled Hamza, editor of the IkhwanWeb website ( http://www.ikhwanweb.com ) from traveling, shortly after he had boarded a plane heading to England in order to receive medical treatment. Algerian security forces denied Siham Bensedrine, a Tunisian journalist and human rights activist, entry to Algeria to participate in monitoring media coverage during the elections scheduled for 9 April 2009. Bensedrine was visiting at the invitation of the Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights.

Algeria

Authorities harass "El Watan" editor Omar Belhouchet

(RSF/IFEX) - On 21 March, 2009, Reporters Without Borders wrote to Justice Minister Tayeb Belaiz and Minister of Postal Services, Information and Communication Technologies Hamid Bessalah, expressing incomprehension at the harassment of Omar Belhouchet, editor of the daily newspaper "El Watan." Belhouchet has been summoned 14 times by the judicial police in recent days for questioning about allegations of defamation.

Algeria

Journalist Nedjar Hadj Daoud provisionally released but still facing six-month jail sentence

(CPJ/IFEX) - The following is a 9 March 2009 CPJ press release:

Algeria

Ghardaïa court confirms six-month prison term against "El Waha" editor for defamation

(CALP/IFEX) - On 2 March 2009, Nedjar Hadj Daoud, editor of the regional weekly "El Waha", was arrested at his newspaper's head office and taken to prison after being found guilty of defaming a municipal government employee. Hadj Daoud's paper has been banned since 2006 and he has been named in more than 25 defamation lawsuits.

Algeria

Journalist Abdelouahab Souag fined over articles critical of cleric

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is 3 March 2009 IFJ media release:

Algeria / Israel / Palestine

Cameraman dies as result of air strike while filming in Gaza

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:

Algeria

Court hands down three-month sentences to two journalists in defamation case

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:

Algeria

Provincial reporter sentenced to two months in prison two years after leaving newspaper

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders condemns the two-month prison sentence which an appeal court in Saida (440 km southwest of Algiers) imposed on journalist Hassan Bourras on 28 October 2008 in addition to the fine of 40,000 dinars (460 euros) to which he was originally sentenced.

Algeria / Morocco / Tunisia

French weekly "L'Express" censored for "attack on Islam"

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has voiced its dismay at the Moroccan communications ministry's 31 October 2008 announcement of a distribution ban on the international edition of the French weekly "L'Express" for "attacking Islam."

Algeria

Journalist given three-month suspended sentence

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 27 October 2008 IFJ media release:

Algeria

Journalist Mohamed Benchicou has book banned by police for second year running

(ANHRI/IFEX) - The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has condemned a recent Algerian police order which prevents the publication of respected Algerian journalist Mohamed Benchicou's book, "The Free Man's Journal" ("Journal d'un homme libre"). The injunction has prevented the journalist from presenting his book at the 13th International Book Fair in Algiers, which is to take place from 27 October to 5 November 2008.

Algeria

Three journalists arrested, questioned about sources and released

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:

Algeria / Tunisia

OLPEC's secretary-general turned back at Algerian border

(OLPEC/IFEX) - The following is a 24 June 2008 OLPEC press release:

Algeria

AFP bureau chief and Reuters correspondent have their accreditation withdrawn following alleged "defamation"; court fines "Liberté" publisher, editor and cartoonist

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has condemned the Algerian government's inability to tolerate criticism after the communication ministry stripped the Agence France-Presse bureau chief and the Reuters correspondent in Algiers of their accreditation on 10 June 2008, and a court fined the daily "Liberté"'s publisher and editor and one of its cartoonists for defamation on 16 June.

Algeria

CAPSULE REPORT: Press freedom still fragile; IFJ urges decriminalisation of press offences, release from prison of media employees

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an excerpt from a 29 May 2008 IFJ report:

Algeria

Cartoonist, newspaper publisher and editor face possible prison sentences in defamation case over cartoon of former army chief

(WAN/IFEX) - The following is a WAN press release:

Algeria

Government bans issue of French weekly for publishing article on Kabylie region

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders condemns the government's decision to ban distribution of the 4 May 2008 issue of the Paris-based news weekly "Jeune Afrique", which has an article on the Algerian region of Kabylie.

Algeria

Journalist who wrote about alleged corruption charged, placed under judicial control

(RSF/IFEX) - RSF is worried about a court decision in the city of Annaba (600 km east of Algiers) on 4 March 2008 to formally charge the national Arabic-language daily "Ennahar"'s correspondent, Noureddine Boukraa, and place him under judicial control as a result of a complaint by the region's public security chief.

Algeria

Two journalists sentenced to prison, fined for criticising local official in appeal decision

(WAN/IFEX) - The following is a WAN press release:

Algeria

Government takes direct control of six state printers

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders is disturbed to learn that state-owned printing companies that print half of Algeria's privately-owned newspapers were placed under direct government control on 5 January 2008.

Algeria

Journalist held overnight in police station following publication of article about links between security forces and organised crime

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders condemns the arrest of Noureddine Boukraa, the national daily "Ennahar"'s bureau chief in the city of Annaba (600 km east of Algiers), who was detained on 12 November 2007 in connection with an article about alleged corruption within the local security services and was held overnight.

Algeria

Controversial book by independent journalist banned

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is a 2 November 2007 IFJ media release:

Algeria

Journalist sentenced to jail; another summoned on defamation charges; a third harassed by authorities for critical reporting

(IFJ/IFEX) - The following is an IFJ media release:

Algeria

Blogger charged with criminal defamation for criticising official

(HRinfo/IFEX) - The Algerian government must drop the defamation charge against blogger "Abd el Salam Baroudy", administrator of the "Bilad Telmesan" blog ( http://bilad-13.maktoobblog.com ), for criticizing an official in an article published in February 2007. Baroudy is scheduled to face the Telmesan First Degree Court on 11 June 2007.

Algeria

Two "El Watan" journalists receive two-month prison sentences in libel case; another manhandled, placed under investigation

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders is outraged at the two-month prison sentences imposed on two "El Watan" journalists in a libel case on 27 May 2007 and said it was concerned about the verdict that is due to be issued by an Algiers criminal court on 30 May in the case of Arezki Aït-Larbi, the correspondent of several international news media.

Algeria / Morocco

Polisario Front briefly detains two Australian filmmakers at refugee camp

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has deplored the action of the Polisario Front's security services in briefly detaining Australian documentary filmmakers Violeta Ayala and Daniel Fallshaw during the first week of May 2007 near the Rabouni refugee camp, 25 km from Tindouf in southwestern Algeria.

Algeria

Journalist detained at Algiers airport, another given one-year sentence for tax fraud

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has called for an end to the political and legal harassment of two journalists - Arezki Aït-Larbi, the correspondent of the French dailies "Le Figaro" and "Ouest France", and Saad Lounès, the former editor of the daily "El Ouma" - that has been going on for years.

Libya / Algeria

Appeals court suspends prison sentences for two journalists sued by Gaddafi for defamation

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders voiced relief at an Algiers appeals court's decision on 4 April 2007 to give two journalists suspended sentences of six months in prison and a fine of 50,000 dinars (approx. 530 euros) instead of the 12-month jail terms and fine of 500,000 dinars (approx. 5,300 euros) requested by the prosecutor. The appeal court also rejected the prosecutor's request for the newspaper to be suspended for a year.

Libya / Algeria

Heavy sentence sought on appeal in defamation case against two journalists

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders is dismayed by the heavy sentence sought on appeal against Ali Fodil and Naïla Berrahal, respectively managing editor and journalist on the Arabic-language daily "Ech-Chourouk", for allegedly defaming Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi.

Algeria

Dubious charges used to silence outspoken human rights lawyers; government bans conference on issue of disappeared

(HRW/IFEX) - The following is a 20 February 2007 Human Rights Watch press release:

Algeria

Journalists get three months in prison for accusing prefect of corruption

(RSF/IFEX) - Reporters Without Borders has condemned the three-month prison sentences passed by a court in eastern city of Jijel on 25 December 2006 on Omar Belhouchet, editor of the daily "El Watan", and Chawki Amari, one of his journalists, for "libelling" the local prefect in an article last June accusing him of corruption. They were also fined 1 million dinars (approx. 10,900 euros).

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