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Algerian parliament approves a new law that tightens control over the media

The Algerian parliament approved on Thursday a new media law that tightens control over the work of journalists and imposes new restrictions.

While the government said the law is key to ensuring the free exercise of media activity under legal controls, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said the law included ‮"‬negative chapters‮"‬ that constitute a violation of press freedom.

The law prohibits the Algerian media from receiving any funding or material assistance from any "foreign entity".

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