Algeria Jails French Football Reporter for Seven Years
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Algeria jailed a French sports journalist for seven years on charges of 'glorifying terrorism,' amid a simmering feud between the North African nation and its former colonial rulers.
Christophe Gleizes, 36, was sentenced by a court in the eastern Kabylie region on Sunday, advocacy group Reporters Sans Frontieres said in a statement condemning the decision. He will lodge an appeal.
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