A banner demanding the release of French Journalist Christophe Gleizes, who is currently imprisoned in Algeria, on the façade of a Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional office building, in Bordeaux, on January 22, 2026. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFPAmid the silence surrounding French Journalist Christophe Gleizes, who has been detained in Algeria since late June 2025, every statement has been closely scrutinized. Gleizes, a journalist for the So Press media group (So Foot, Society, etc. ), had traveled to Algeria to report on Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (JSK), the major football club in the Algerian city of Tizi Ouzou. The Algerian authorities have accused him of conducting interviews with individuals linked to the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie, which Algiers has classified as a terrorist organization since 2021.