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Algeria sentences French football journalist to seven years in jail

Algerian authorities have sentenced a French sports journalist, known for his coverage of African football, to seven years in prison on charges of “gloriying terrorism”, according to media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Christophe Gleizes, 36, a contributor to So Foot magazine, was ordered by a court in Tizi Ouzou to be taken into custody immediately. 

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