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Algerian President Bouteflika has not honored his pledge of media reform. (AFP/Fethi Belaid)

In Algeria, new media law stifles free expression

January 25, 2012 4:36 PM EST

New York, January 25, 2012–Algeria’s new media law falls short of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s promises of reform and also fails to meet international standards for freedom of expression, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.