Minister’s Comments on Journalist’s Arrest Stir Outrage in Algeria

Algerian Communication Minister Ammar Belhimer’s comments about the arrest of journalist Khaled Drareni have sparked outrage in the country. On Thursday, the minister said 8,000 journalists do not have their freedoms curbed, but the spotlight is only being focused on three or four reporters. His remarks referred to media watchdog Reporters Without Borders’ demand for the release of Drareni, Sofiane Merakchi, a reporter for France 24 and RT, and other detainees. Belhimer said the detainees are “always being portrayed as victims of freedom of expression, while they are in fact adept at

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