The international French-speaking channel TV5 Monde puts "Khaled Drareni, nut number 22.244" online.
This documentary portrays his correspondent Khaled Drareni, an Algerian journalist imprisoned by the government for a year for having covered the demonstrations of the Hirak revolt against the Algerian presidency.
He has become a symbol of the repression of the media by the Algerian authorities.
Journalist Khaled Drareni has been in prison for almost a year, officially for "inciting an unauthorized demonstration" and "endangering state security".
He was sentenced to two years in prison during his appeal trial in September.
The TV5 Monde channel, for which he was a correspondent, paints his portrait in his documentary
Khaled Drareni, nut number 22.244.
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Because the reality is far from the charges for which he was convicted.
Khaled Drareni simply covered for many months the Hirak, this Algerian popular movement which led to the fall of Abdelaziz Bouteflika and continues to denounce the stranglehold of his clan on the country.
Françoise Joly, editorial director of TV5 Monde, explains why the channel wanted to pay tribute to the work of its correspondent.
"His function as a journalist is not to be questioned"
"He is an uncompromising journalist, committed to his profession. What we have shown in this documentary is that his function as a journalist is not to be questioned," she explains.
"By covering the Hirak protests, he did his job. What he was condemned for has nothing to do, he just did his job."
A journalist whose background and freedom of tone we discover through archives and testimonies from colleagues.
Khaled Drareni, nut number 22.244
is a plea for freedom of expression, as the Supreme Court will consider his cassation appeal at the end of the month.
The documentary, directed by Guillaume Villadier and Séverine André, is available online on the TV5 Monde website and on the TV5 Monde Plus platform.