Merzoug Touati, an Algerian blogger, has been held behind bars in El Khemis prison since January 18, 2017, for conducting a video interview with a spokesperson for the Israeli Foreign Ministry. The interview was posted on Youtube on January 9 and shared on his blog Alhogra. The local police has reportedly confiscated the blogger’s computer and camera. Touati is facing charges under the suspicion…
Mohamed Tamalt, a 42-year-old British-Algerian blogger and journalist, died in Bab el-Oued hospital after 3 months of a hunger strike in protest against his imprisonment. Tamalt was sentenced to 2 years in prison over sharing a video on Facebook featuring a poem, allegedly offensive towards the Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Tamalt’s lawyer, Amine Sidhoum, confirmed his death on a Facebook post: “I can confirm the…
Mohamed Tamalt, a 42-year-old British-Algerian blogger and journalist, was sentenced to two years imprisonment and 200,000 dinars ($1,800) fine over allegedly insulting President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and other Algerian officials on his Facebook account. Tamalt, who lives in London and writes for the Essiak El Aarabi online newspaper, was arrested in June 27 during a personal visit to Algeria. He has been detained in El Harrach prison in…
