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French Sports Journalist Christophe Gleizes of So Foot Sentenced to 7 Years in Algeria Over Kabylie Reporting

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Published Jul 4, 2025, 06:39 PM

Christophe Gleizes, a 36-year-old French sports journalist known for his coverage of African football and a contributor to the magazine So Foot, has been sentenced to seven years in prison in Algeria. The conviction, announced by media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Gleizes' employer So Press, accuses him of "apologie du terrorisme" (glorifying terrorism). The charges reportedly stem from Gleizes' contacts in 2015 and 2017 with a leader of the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie, a region in Algeria, during his reporting on the local football club JS Kabylie. Gleizes was arrested in May 2024, but the case had not been publicized until recently.

The sentence has been condemned by RSF, So Press, the French government, and several French journalists and senators, who describe the ruling as unjust and politically motivated. They argue the conviction is an attempt by the Algerian regime to suppress criticism and exert pressure on France amid ongoing tensions between the two countries. Gleizes' employer and press freedom advocates have called for his immediate and unconditional release, highlighting the absence of substantive evidence in the case. The case has drawn comparisons to other recent actions by Algerian authorities against French intellectuals and journalists.

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