The situation of the press in Algeria does not improve under the presidency of Abdelmadjid Tebboune. A simple review of “the stoppage of exports” of Algerian dates earned journalist Belkacem Haouam, of the daily Al-Chourouuk, detention “immediate”, announcement information site emerging Maghreb. A detention ordered by a magistrate of the court of Husein-Dey, in Algiers, following a complaint filed by the Ministry of Commerce.
In an article published on September 6 on his newspaper’s website, Belkacem Haouam disclosed information about a meeting that allegedly took place on August 29 at the Ministry of Commerce about Deglet Nour dates. Since June, this Algerian variety has been the subject of several alerts in France due to breaches of standards.