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Algerian journalist beaten by police warns of escalating crackdown on press freedom
Security forces detain a demonstrator during the weekly protest against the government, last Friday

ALGERIAN journalist Mustapha Bendjama warned of an escalating crackdown on press freedom and opposition movements after he was brutally beaten by police in his country’s north-east.

Mustapha Bendjema shows off his injuries

Speaking exclusively to the Star, he told of being kidnapped and subjected to violence while covering a demonstration in the city of Annaba last week.

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