By confirming the conviction of Christophe Gleizes, Wednesday December 3, to seven years in prison for “apology of terrorism”the Algerian Court of Appeal triggered a wave of indignation in France. The 36-year-old sports journalist, passionate about football, traveled to Algeria in May 2024 for an article on the country’s most successful football club, Jeunesse sportif de Kabylie (JSK), based in Tizi Ouzou, 100 km east of Algiers. After five months of detention and a harsh verdict on appeal, one observation is clear: French football is not rushing to speak out.
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