Algerian court sentences journalist to 3 years in prison — source

Ihsane El Kadi was sentenced to three years in prison and two more years of a suspended sentence, according to judiciary sources.
Ihsane El Kadi was sentenced to three years in prison and two more years of a suspended sentence, according to judiciary sources.
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A court in Algeria on Sunday sentenced Ihsane El Kadi, a prominent journalist in the country, to three years in prison and two more years of a suspended sentence, according to judiciary sources.

Ihsane, a vocal critic of the government who was arrested on Dec. 24, has been accused of receiving foreign funding, his lawyers said.

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