First Independent Mena Newspaper
After abandoning Syrian refugees on the Moroccan borders in harsh conditions, Algeria proceeded to impose a ban on foreign journalists who have criticized this inhumane act at a moment it continues to lag behind, taking the 134th place in the freedom of the press index, issued by Reporters without Borders. Moroccans come on top of […]
An Algiers criminal court Monday handed the head of the private KBC TV channel, his production manager and an official of the ministry of culture suspended prison terms in the affair related to the recording of TV programs in alleged outlawed studios. Mehdi Benaïssa, head of critical KBC TV and his production manager, Ryad Hartouf […]
Algerian Minister of Communication Tuesday sent a last warning to offshore media broadcasting on the Algerian territory to abide by country’s communication regulation or see their programs shut down, reports say. Out of 45 overseas television channels broadcasting in Algeria, only four channels namely Ennahar TV, Echorouk TV, El Djazairia TV and Dzair TV are […]
Police forces Friday prevented critical Media El Watan from moving to its news headquarters although it was in possession of official permit, reports say. A police unit stopped the El Watan staff from joining the new location. “Police blocked access to the building and rounded it. They did not give any explanation. They only indicated […]
Head of critical KBC TV channel Mehdi Benaissa has been arrested Thursday along with an official of the ministry of communication few days after appearing in court. Benaissa was summoned last weekend to a military police station in the capital Algiers. He also appeared in court at the instruction of the state prosecutor on Monday […]