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Arbitrary detention of Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi

Arbitrary detention of Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi

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Ihsane El Kadi is a journalist and Director of the Media Division of Interfaces Médias, which publishes Radio M and the news website Maghreb Émergent. These two platforms are considered to be among the last independent media outlet in Algeria.

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Khaled Drareni condamné pour avoir exercé ses activités de journaliste

Khaled Drareni condamné pour avoir exercé ses activités de journaliste

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Khaled Drareni est un journaliste algérien. Il est fondateur du site d'information Casbah Tribune, correspondant de la chaîne de télévision française TV5Monde et représentant de Reporters sans frontières (RSF) en Algérie. Dans le cadre de ses activités professionnelles, il a notamment couvert les manifestations pro-démocratie qui se tiennent de manière régulière en Algérie depuis février 2019. Avant son arrestation, il filmait les rassemblements à Alger et publiait ses images sur son compte Twitter.

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Un islamologue algérien condamné à trois ans de prison pour « offense à l’Islam »

Un islamologue algérien condamné à trois ans de prison pour « offense à l’Islam »

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Saïd Djabelkhir est un islamologue spécialisé dans l’étude du soufisme. Depuis mai 2019, il fait l’objet de pressions et de menaces à son encontre en raison de ses prises de positions en matière de sciences religieuses. Le 22 mai 2019, il a déposé plainte devant le procureur de la république près le tribunal de Boufarik, plainte restée à ce jour sans suite.

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Algerian Islamologist sentenced to three years in prison for "offending Islam"

Algerian Islamologist sentenced to three years in prison for "offending Islam"

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Saïd Djabelkhir is an Islamologist who has specialised in the study of Sufi Islam. Since May 2019, he has been subject to pressure and threats because of his theological positions. On May 22, 2019, he filed a complaint before the prosecutor of the court of Boufarik, but to no avail.

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Khaled Drareni sentenced on charges related to his work as a journalist

Khaled Drareni sentenced on charges related to his work as a journalist

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Khaled Drareni is an Algerian journalist. He is the founder of the news website Casbah Tribune, correspondent for the French television channel TV5Monde, and a representative of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in Algeria. In the context of his professional activities, he has notably covered the pro-democracy demonstrations that have been taking place regularly in Algeria since February 2019. Before his arrest, he was filming the rallies in Algiers and publishing his images on his Twitter account.

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Saïd Boudour confronté à des accusations de terrorisme pour son activisme en faveur des droits humains

Saïd Boudour confronté à des accusations de terrorisme pour son activisme en faveur des droits humains

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Depuis plusieurs années, Saïd Boudour est régulièrement harcelé par les autorités algériennes pour des reportages sur les questions relatives aux droits humains dans le pays. Il s’intéresse notamment aux droits des migrants et des prisonniers politiques dans le contexte du mouvement de protestation appelé « Hirak » en Algérie.

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Saïd Boudour faced terrorism charges for his human rights activism

Saïd Boudour faced terrorism charges for his human rights activism

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For several years, Saïd Boudour has suffered frequent harassment from the Algerian authorities because of his activities as a journalist and human rights defender. He is particularly interested in the human rights of migrants and political prisoners in the context of the “Hirak” (the Algerian anti-government protest movement).

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