UN Criticizes Algeria Over Journalist Detention
The case of Algerian journalist and human rights activist Hassan Bouras has sparked fresh UN criticisms due to his detention. UN Human Rights Council experts expressed concern over the conditions of his imprisonment and the possibility that his prosecution is linked to his exercise of freedom of expression, journalism, and human rights advocacy. They called on the Algerian authorities to clarify the legal basis for his detention and warned that his continued incarceration raises questions about the state of free expression and the protection of human rights defenders in the country. Algeria justified his detention, stating it was based on investigations linking Bouras's electronic accounts to statements deemed inciting against terrorism. The authorities also confirmed his previous membership in the "Rachad" movement, which was previously classified as a terrorist organization, although Bouras denied this without providing any documents, leading to his trial and temporary detention.
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