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Algerian authorities have imposed restrictions and censorship on the media ahead of the September presidential elections. |Photo: AP\/Anis Belghoul|<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Algeria authorities arrested Omar Ferhat, director of local independent news website Algeria Scoop, and Sofiane Ghirous, the outlet\u2019s editor-in-chief, in the capital, Algiers, on June 27, according to news reports and Khaled Drareni, a local journalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Committee to Project Journalists (CPJ) called on the Algerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalists Omar Ferhat and Sofiane Ghirous, drop all charges against them, and stop arresting journalists for their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An investigative judge at the Bir Mourad Rais Court then ordered their detention on charges of inciting hate speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier that day, the journalists were summoned for questioning about an Algeria Scoop video\u2014which has since been removed\u2014showing two businesswomen protesting their mistreatment at a government-sponsored event about creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Algerian authorities have imposed restrictions and censorship on the media ahead of the September presidential elections, where President Abdelmajid Tebboune is likely to seek another term, according to news reports and two local journalists who spoke with CPJ on condition of anonymity, citing fear of reprisal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe recent court decision to detain Algeria Scoop journalists Omar Ferhat and Sofiane Ghirous for their reporting is a clear indication of President Tebboune\u2019s intolerance for independent journalism ahead of the presidential elections,\u201d said CPJ Program Director Carlos Mart\u00ednez de la Serna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlgerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Ferhat and Ghirous, drop all charges against them, and allow journalists to work freely without fear of arrest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The court also placed Abdelaziz Laadjel, a video reporter and editor at Algeria Scoop, under judicial supervision, which means authorities can summon him for questioning at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Algerian Ministry of Interior could not comment on Ferhat and Ghirous\u2019 arrests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newspapers are seen on a table at a private television broadcaster in Algiers on March 19, 2024. 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