00:00Wednesday marked 500 days of detention for French sports journalist Christophe Glaze,
00:06who was arrested by Algerian authorities in May 2024.
00:10He was sentenced to seven years in prison in June 2025 for glorifying terrorism
00:16and the profession of publications intended for propaganda.
00:19He entered Algeria on a tourist visa rather than a work visa.
00:23How are we able to take a sports journalist who does his job,
00:28who is taken from a visa, certainly, but who is not guilty or in any case has produced
00:36any apology of terrorism or has any documents intended for the state's security,
00:43how can we lead to this year of prison?
00:46For us, it's totally incomprehensible and that's why we consider that Christophe's detention is arbitrary.
00:53Friends and public figures continue to defend his innocence and urge President Abdelmajid Teboun to pardon him.
01:01Je fixe la caméra au président de la République algérienne.
01:05Monsieur le Président, êtes-vous un preneur d'otages ?
01:09Vous seuls avez la réponse.
01:12Cette question vous choque ?
01:14Elle nous choque aussi.
01:16Elle nous choque aussi.
01:17Vous seuls avez la réponse.
01:18Christophe n'a rien à faire en prison.
01:21Vous avez la possibilité de signer le décret de sa grâce.
01:27Christophe Glaze's arrest came amid diplomatic tensions between Paris and Algiers,
01:32which deteriorated in 2024.
01:34Tout le monde a bien compris que Christophe est un journaliste sportif qui n'est qu'un simple journaliste sportif
01:41et qu'il se retrouve empêtré dans un millefeuille diplomatique qui dépasse largement ce qu'il était venu faire en
01:50Algérie.
01:51Relations between Paris and Algiers have shown some signs of easing,
01:55yet the detention of Christophe Glaze remains a point of tension between the two countries.
01:59The journalist's family says it has still received no response regarding its presidential pardon request.
