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Algerian journalist in custody ahead of trial, lawyers say

Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi, who owns a media group and has been a vocal critic of the government, has been placed in a pre-trial detention, accused of receiving foreign funding, his lawyers said on Thursday after he was arrested on 24 December.

By Lamine Chikhi

3 Jan 2023

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Reporters Without Borders, the international media freedom group, condemned El Kadi's arrest and called on the authorities to "free him and respect the work of the media in the country".

Source: Reuters

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