Algeria: Jailed journalist must be freed, and his media outlets allowed to re-open

By Amnesty International

Algerian authorities have arbitrarily renewed the pretrial detention of prominent journalist Ihsane El Kadi on 15 January without the presence of his defence team, Amnesty International said today. El Kadi, who is accused of trumped-up state security related offences, must be released immediately and his two media outlets, sealed on 24 December, should be allowed […] The post Algeria: Jailed journalist must be freed, and his media outlets allowed to re-open appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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