A solidarity match organized for the 500 days of detention of journalist Christophe Gleizes in Algeria

500 days after the start of his detention in Algeria, the fight continues to demand the release of Christophe Gleizes.

Wednesday, November 11, at 6 p.m., a solidarity match will be organized by the Reporters Without Borders association and the Paris town hall in order to continue to demand the return to France of the 37-year-old journalist from the So Press group, arrested on May 28, 2024 while reporting on the JS Kabylie football club. The latter has been under judicial control with a ban on leaving Algerian territory for 13 months.

Several personalities from the world of football, journalism and culture have decided to mobilize to participate in this meeting, including Elise Lucet, Denis Podalydès, Robert Pirès, the mayor of Paris Emmanuel Grégoire, Hervé Mathoux, Florence Aubenas and Edwy Plenel. One team will be led by Luis Fernandez, the other by a “mystery” coach. The event will be experienced live, reports Reporters Without Borders on its social networks. Maxime Gleizes, Christophe's brother, will also be present for the occasion, while a presidential pardon is still hoped for from the journalist's family.

Christophe Gleizes was sentenced to seven years in prison with a committal warrant by the Tizi Ouzou court at the end of June 2025, officially for "apology of terrorism" and "possession of publications for the purpose of propaganda harming the national interest". A decision still contested by his relatives and his employer, but which was confirmed on appeal at the beginning of December 2025.