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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12561

17 September 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 22 / 23
NEWS BRIEFS / Algeria
Maria Arena condemns conviction of journalist Khaled Drareni

16/09/2020 (Agence Europe)The Chair of Parliament’s Sub-committee on Human Rights, Maria Arena (S&D, Belgium), denounced on Tuesday 15 September the two-year prison sentence handed down on appeal against the conviction of Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni. According to her, this sentence “locks down the right to freedom of expression in a country where freedom of the press has been dearly won, but protected”. “Journalists are human rights defenders. Who else can guarantee the...

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STATE OF THE UNION
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
SECTORAL POLICIES
EXTERNAL ACTION
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
NEWS BRIEFS