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Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi sentenced to five years

El Kadi has to serve three years of his sentence in prison. His media company has been shuttered and heavily fined.

Al Jazeera · Apr 2, 2023

Brickbat: Rock the Casbah

Algerian police have detained Ihsane El-Kadi and shut down his online radio station, Radio M, which is considered the last media outlet in the nation where political issues can be freely discussed. Officials have been cracking down on dissent since protest against the government erupted in 2020. This isn't the…

Reason · Jan 13, 2023

Top Algeria journalist in pretrial detention over funding charges

Ihsane El Kadi, who owns a media group and is a vocal critic of the government, has been placed in pretrial detention.

Al Jazeera · Dec 29, 2022