ALGIERS: Algerian police arrested a dozen journalists participating in a rally Thursday against alleged censorship of coverage of protests against a new term for veteran President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, an AFP correspondent reported.
Around 100 print and broadcast journalists, working for both state-owned and private outlets, joined the demonstration in central Algiers against reporting restrictions they say have been imposed by media bosses on the protests that broke out last Friday.
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Dozen journalists arrested at Algiers censorship protest
Dozen journalists arrested at Algiers censorship protest
- They were protesting against reporting restrictions they say have been imposed by media bosses on the protests that broke out last Friday
- The journalists who joined the demonstration were both from state-owned and public organizations
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