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Christophe Gleizes Appeals Seven-Year Terrorism Conviction in Algeria

Held in Tizi Ouzou prison pending an October retrial, he has drawn criticism from dozens of French journalist societies.

Christophe Gleizes, éminent journaliste sportif français, photo non datée publiée le 30 juin 2025.
Un visuel de la campagne de l’association Reporters sans frontières pour la libération du journaliste sportif Christophe Gleizes, emprisonné en Algérie.
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Overview

  • An Algerian court sentenced Christophe Gleizes to seven years for “apologie du terrorisme” on June 29, with RSF and So Press lodging an appeal the next day.
  • After his conviction, he was transferred to Tizi Ouzou prison, where he will await a new trial during the October criminal session.
  • The French Foreign Ministry formally regretted the sentence, submitting a request for visitation rights at the prison.
  • Dozens of French journalist societies issued a statement on July 1 calling for his immediate release as an unacceptable violation of press freedom.
  • Authorities cited Gleizes’s past contacts with a Kabylie club official linked to the MAK movement, designated a terrorist organization in 2021, in applying anti-terrorism laws to his reporting.