Algerian authorities arrest journalist Ihsane El Kadi and shut down his radio.

An important figure in Algerian journalism and media director Radio M and Maghreb Emergent, Ihsane el-Kadi was arrested on the night of December 23 to 24, around midnight, 60 kilometers from Algiers. According to his family, six men from the General Directorate of Internal Security (GDIS) showed up at the door of the family residence and asked the journalist to follow them.