Paris accuses Algeria of humiliation in refusal to admit deported influencer

Paris accuses Algeria of humiliation in refusal to admit deported influencer
France's Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau (L) talks to French delagate minister to Foreign Affairs Thani Mohamed Soilihi (L) after they took part in a meeting focused on the visas at the Visa Department in Nantes, western France on January 10, 2025.

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau accused Algeria of trying to humiliate France after it refused entry to an Algerian national being deported for inciting violence via social media. The influencer, arrested in Montpellier, was denied entry upon his Thursday arrival in Algiers and returned to France. This incident is part of a broader tension, with France recently arresting four Algerian social media influencers under similar charges.

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