ALGIERS: The appeal trial of a French sports journalist jailed in Algeria on accusations of “glorifying terrorism” has been scheduled for December 3, his lawyer said Friday.
A contributor to the magazines So Foot and Society, Christophe Gleizes, 36, was sentenced in late June to seven years in prison.
“The case of French journalist Christophe Gleizes is scheduled for December 3, 2025, at the criminal appeal court in Tizi Ouzou,” 110 kilometers (70 miles) east of Algiers, his lawyer, Amirouche Bakouri, said on Facebook.
Gleizes had traveled to Tizi Ouzou to write about the local football club Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie, named after Algeria’s Kabylia region, home to the Amazigh Kabyle people.
He is accused by the judiciary of having been in contact with a local football figure prominent in the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie (MAK), designated a terrorist organization by the authorities in 2021.
The press freedom NGO Reporters Without Borders called on the appeal court to free Gleizes.
“Christophe is guilty only of practicing his profession as a sports journalist and loving Algerian football,” declared RSF Director-General Thierry Bruttin, according to an NGO statement.
Appeal date set for French sportswriter jailed in Algeria: lawyer
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Appeal date set for French sportswriter jailed in Algeria: lawyer
- “The case of French journalist Christophe Gleizes is scheduled for December 3, 2025,” his lawyer said
- Gleizes had traveled to Tizi Ouzou to write about the local football club Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie
US envoy Witkoff meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem: Israeli official
- Witkoff’s talks with Netanyahu on Tuesday marked his second encounter with the Israeli prime minister in less than a fortnight
JERUSALEM: US envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, an Israeli official said, during a visit that followed the reopening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt.
The official told AFP that the meeting was taking place in Jerusalem, but declined to provide details on the agenda.
It came as the United States was expected to hold talks with Israel’s arch-foe Iran later this week.
An Arab official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that the meeting was likely to take place in Turkiye on Friday, following diplomatic interventions by Ankara, as well as Egypt, Oman and Qatar.
Witkoff’s talks with Netanyahu on Tuesday marked his second encounter with the Israeli prime minister in less than a fortnight. His previous visit took place days before the Rafah crossing was reopened.
Israeli media reported at the time that Witkoff and fellow US envoy Jared Kushner had pressed for the reopening of the crossing.
