Arabic version: كريستوف غليز يكمل 500 يوم في سجن جزائري

According to France 24, French journalist Christophe Gleizes has been detained for 500 days in an Algerian prison on charges of “glorifying terrorism”.

Gleizes continues to serve a seven-year sentence despite a campaign led by his family, friends and figures from the football world.

His supporters are awaiting a presidential pardon and are intensifying their media campaign in an effort to secure his release.

France 24 spoke with Gleizes’s friend, Pierre de la Saussay, in a report on the journalist’s case.