Algiers, March 16 (AFP/APP): Prosecutors in Algeria are seeking an 18-month prison sentence for a journalist on charges including defamation, a penalty Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has slammed as “disproportionate”. The communications ministry has accused Abdelhakim Setouane, editor-in-chief of Arabic-language news site Essafir Broadcast, of “defamation”, “invasion of privacy”, “journalistic blackmail” and “publishing malicious information”. … Continue reading Prosecutors in Algeria seek 18 month sentence for journalist