Press freedom NGOs have drawn a bleak picture of the conditions of critical media in Algeria where many outspoken independent websites have been closed recently by authorities. “Shutting down and censorships” are two tools used by the regime to intimidate the free press, according to Observalgerie. Three online outlets supportive of the Hirak pro-democracy uprising, namely Maghreb Emergent, Radi M, and Interlignes, have been harassed by the regime. Independent reporters such as Khaled Drareni, representative of Reporters without Borders in Algeria, is still behind bars. Algeria ranks 146 out of 180 countries in the Reporters without Borders freedom of the press index.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 07, 2020 16:07 UTC