Algerian journalists sent to jail

Algerian journalists sent to jail
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The editor and a reporter on Algerian newspaper Le Soir d'Algerie,
have been sentenced to up to six-months in jail on charges of
defaming the president. A cartoonist on the Liberte newspaper was
also sentenced to six-months in prison for mocking army officers. All
have indicated they will appeal. The rulings are the latest in a
series of cases which have been criticised by international media
watchdogs. They say the government is using defamation law to control
the press.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4094840.stm - BBC