French journalist Gleizes marks one year in Algerian prison as RSF renews appeal
- French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes has now spent a year in detention in Algeria, prompting fresh calls from Reporters Without Borders and his family for his immediate release and a presidential pardon.
- Issued on: 29/06/2026 - 15:26 2 min Reading time 37-year-old Gleizes, who contributes to the magazines So Foot and Society, was sentenced on 29 June 2025 to seven years in prison for “glorifying terrorism”.
- He had been arrested in May 2024 while working on a report about Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie – better known as JSK – one of Algeria’s most prominent football clubs.
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- French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes has now spent a year in detention in Algeria, prompting fresh calls from Reporters Without Borders and his family for his immediate release and a presidential pardon.
- Issued on: 29/06/2026 - 15:26 2 min Reading time 37-year-old Gleizes, who contributes to the magazines So Foot and Society, was sentenced on 29 June 2025 to seven years in prison for “glorifying terrorism”.
- He had been arrested in May 2024 while working on a report about Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie – better known as JSK – one of Algeria’s most prominent football clubs.
Sources: RFI