Overview
- The Tizi Ouzou court of appeal is scheduled to hear the case on Wednesday, December 3.
- Gleizes, a contributor to So Foot and Society, was convicted in first instance of “apologie du terrorisme” and possessing propaganda publications, receiving a seven-year sentence.
- Algerian authorities tie the charges to his contacts with a JS Kabylie official linked to the MAK, which Algeria designated a terrorist organization in 2021.
- His French lawyer, Emmanuel Daoud, has traveled to Algeria, expresses hope for a favorable ruling on appeal, and rejects describing Gleizes as a “hostage.”
- Advocacy in France has intensified, including a 309-title press tribune, an RSF video with about 30 public figures, and statements from Ligue 1 clubs, as press-freedom groups cite a broader pattern of criminalizing journalism.