CPJ urges Algeria authorities to release detained journalists and cease crackdown on press freedom
JURIST
JULY 6, 2024
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Friday urged Algerian authorities to release two detained journalists, stating that the country must stop cracking down on press freedom. The two journalists, Omar Ferhat and Sofiane Ghirous, worked for the news website Algeria Scoop and were arrested last month. The journalists were charged with inciting hate speech for publishing a video that showed two businesswomen who were “protesting their mistreatment at a government-sponsored event.R
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