Algeria: media suffering

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In Algeria, 400,000 copies of newspapers are printed every day. It is six times less than 10 years ago. FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP

By: Leïla Beratto Follow

In Algeria, it was in 1990, after the demonstrations and riots in October 1988, that the government authorized private newspapers. After the 2011 demonstrations, the authorities authorize private television stations. But today, almost a year after the start of the protest movement, the Algerian media landscape is in bad shape.

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