Censorship in Algeria

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civil war in the 1990s, more than 70 journalists were assassinated by terrorists. Sixty journalists were killed between 1993 and 1998 in Algeria.[1]

1990s-2000s

In the 1990s to the 2000s, President

Mohammad Benchicou, director of Le Matin and author of a critical biography of Bouteflika, and forced other reporters into exile, mostly in France
.

PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
.

Algeria continued to experience many attacks on freedom of press, apart from Mohammad Benchicou's imprisonment. The

Sam blog was censored in March 2006.[3] El Watan also suffered from attacks from the Algerian state in 1998.[4] Its reporters had, according to RSF and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), been targeted by both government forces and Islamist insurgents.[5][6] Journalists from Liberté and from Le Matin were forced into exile in France.[7]

February 2007 symposium on disappearances

The authorities blocked on February 7, 2007, a symposium titled "Pour la Vérité, la Paix et la Conciliation" (For Truth, Peace and Conciliation) organised by the CFDA (Collectif des familles de disparus en Algérie, Collective of the Families of

World Organization Against Torture (WOAT). Furthermore, critics of the controversial Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation, adopted on September 29, 2006, have been targeted by the authorities, who use various methods of intimidation, including lawsuits, on lawyers and human rights defenders.[8]

2020s

In April 2020,

2019–2020 Algerian protests was arrested.[9] On June 13, 2021, the Algerian Ministry of Communication decided to rescind the media accreditation of well-known French news channel France 24.[10]

On August 13th, 2023, the movie Barbie was forbidden from screening in Algerian cinema theaters for “ disrespecting the values of Algerian society “.[11]

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References

  1. ^ Entre menace, censure et liberté: La presse privé algérienne se bat pour survivre Archived February 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, March 31, 1998
  2. ^ Algérie : censure contre la presse Archived March 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, L'Humanité, 5 July 1996 (in French) (see also humaniteinenglish Archived 2018-01-12 at the Wayback Machine)
  3. ^ Alger censure aussi les blogs Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Rezki.net, 13 March 2006
  4. ^ Mobilisation contre la censure de la presse Archived March 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, L'Humanité, 6 November 1998 (in French)
  5. ^ Algeria - 2003 Annual report Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) (in English)
  6. ^ Reporter for El Watan attacked and kidnapped Archived October 31, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, RSF, 23 July 2002 (in English)
  7. ^ Rencontre avec un journaliste algérien, Monsieur Djmaledine Benchenouf de Liberté Archived March 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. International Federation of Human Rights public statement, published by Hacktivist News Service
    (HNS), February 7, 2007 (in French)
  9. ^ Peregil, Francisco (11 April 2020). "Argelia bloquea dos medios digitales críticos con el régimen". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Algeria Revokes France 24 Accreditation as Pressure on Media Mounts". VOA. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  11. ^ Barbie banned from Algerian cinemas

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