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Algerian Reporter Jailed
A court in Chéraga, Algeria, sentenced journalist and poet Abdelaali Mezghiche to three years in prison and fined him 200,000 dinars over Facebook posts addressing public issues, including reactions to the imprisonment of local figures in Djanet. Mezghiche was arrested on February 5, 2026, and spent about nine months in detention. He was convicted of five misdemeanors, including publishing content deemed harmful to the national interest and inciting an unarmed gathering. The Shuaa Human Rights Organization and the Committee to Protect Journalists criticized the ruling and called for his release and the overturning of his conviction. The committee said at least seven journalists are imprisoned in Algeria because of their work.
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