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- El Kadi was arrested on Dec. 24
ALGIERS: Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi, who owns a media group and has been a vocal critic of the government, has been placed in a pre-trial detention, accused of receiving foreign funding, his lawyers said on Thursday after he was arrested on Dec. 24.
Reporters Without Borders, the international media freedom group, condemned El Kadi鈥檚 arrest and called on the authorities to 鈥渇ree him and respect the work of the media in the country.鈥�