PARIS: The French government on Wednesday criticized the decision by an Algerian court to uphold a seven-year jail sentence for French journalist Christophe Gleizes despite its efforts to convince Algerian authorities to change the verdict. “It regrets that its full cooperation with the Algerian authorities and the explanations provided by his defense team were not enough to change the verdict. We call for his release and hope for a favorable outcome so that he can quickly be reunited with his family,” the French foreign ministry said in a statement.

Sports journalist Christophe Gleizes has been detained in Algeria since 2024, accused of 'glorifying terrorism.' The ruling dashed hopes raised by a recent diplomatic thaw and…

PARIS: The French government on Wednesday criticized the decision by an Algerian court to uphold a seven-year jail sentence for French journalist Christophe Gleizes despite its…

The journalist, who was sentenced in the first instance to seven years in prison for advocating terrorism, had his sentence upheld by the Tizi Ouzou Court of Appeal on Wednesday.

PARIS: France’s President Emmanuel Macron will work toward the release of a French journalist in jail in Algeria “as soon as possible,” his office said Thursday, a day after an…

EDITORIAL. Against Algeria's own objective interests, the seven-year prison sentence handed down to Gleizes, a French citizen, in Tizi Ouzou reinforces the image of a regime…