- El Watan
Infobox Newspaper
name = El Watan
type = Dailynewspaper
format =Tabloid
ceased publication =
price = DA 10 (Saturday-Thursday) €1.00 (Europe) $2.50 (United States)
foundation =1991
owners =SPA El Watan Presse
language = French
political =Centre-Right
circulation = 200,000 (May 2006 - May 2007)
headquarters = Maison de La presse Tahar Djaout, 1er Mai,Algiers ,Algeria
editor =Omar Belhouchet
website = [http://www.elwatan.com El Watan]El Watan (Arabic:الوطن, i.e. "the
homeland ") is anewspaper inAlgeria . It aims to promote democracy and to give coverage to the Algerian opposition, and has acted as an outspoken voice againstcensorship and corruption. It has been suspended several times by the Algerian government, andjournalist s and editors jailed for various offenses. Its reporters have, according to the international press watchdogsReporters Without Borders (RSF) andCommittee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) been targeted by both government forces andIslamist insurgent s. [ [http://www.rsf.org/print.php3?id_article=6686 Algeria - 2003 Annual report : print ] ] [ [http://www.rsf.org/print.php3?id_article=3086 Reporter for El Watan attacked and kidnapped : print ] ]References
See also
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Censorship in Algeria
*Vatan External links
*fr [http://www.elwatan.com El Watan homepage]
* [http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/64094 El-Watan ordered to pay fine] - IFEX
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