Algerian TV channel suspended for 10 days over racist slur against African migrants
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 4 May 2025 | AFP
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Algerian authorities have suspended a TV channel for using a racist term against African migrants on social media. The suspension follows police raids leading to the detention of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.Summary
ALGIERS – Algerian authorities on Friday suspended broadcasts by a television news channel for 10 days after it used a racist term on social media to describe African migrants.
Echorouk News TV used the derogatory word in a Facebook post following police raids that led to the detention of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.
The ANIRA broadcasting authority condemned the post as "extremely serious," stating that it contained "a racist and discriminatory term, an attack on human dignity, conveying hate speech against a category of people because of their race."
ANIRA demanded that the channel’s management issue an official apology.
Tens of thousands of undocumented African migrants have used Algeria as a transit point to reach Europe, while many others have sought employment in the North African country.
Since the beginning of April, Algeria has deported approximately 5,000 Africans to neighboring Niger, with about half originating from Niger itself, according to state television reports.
اÙریقی تارکین وطن Ú©Û' خلا٠نسل Ù¾Ø±Ø³ØªØ§Ù†Û Ø²Ø¨Ø§Ù† استعمال کرنÛ' پر الجزائر Ú©Û' Ù¹ÛŒ ÙˆÛŒ چینل Ú©Ùˆ 10 دن Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' معطل کر دیا گیا
الجزائر – الجزائری Øکام Ù†Û' جمعÛ' Ú©Û' روز ایک Ù¹ÛŒ ÙˆÛŒ نیوز چینل Ú©Û' نشریات Ú©Ùˆ 10 دن Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' معطل کر دیا، Ú©ÛŒÙˆÙ†Ú©Û Ø§Ø³ Ù†Û' اÙریقی تارکین وطن Ú©Ùˆ بیان کرنÛ' Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' سوشل میڈیا پر ایک نسل Ù¾Ø±Ø³ØªØ§Ù†Û Ù„Ùظ استعمال کیا تھاÛ"
الشروق نیوز Ù¹ÛŒ ÙˆÛŒ Ù†Û' ایک Ùیس بک پوسٹ میں ÛŒÛ ØªÙˆÛین آمیز Ù„Ùظ استعمال کیا، جو پولیس چھاپوں Ú©Û' بعد شائع Ú©ÛŒ گئی جس میں سب صØارا اÙØ±ÛŒÙ‚Û Ø³Û' تعلق رکھنÛ' والÛ' تارکین وطن Ú©Ùˆ Øراست میں لیا گیا تھاÛ"
نشریاتی اتھارٹی ANIRA Ù†Û' اس اشاعت Ú©Ùˆ "انتÛائی سنگین" قرار دیتÛ' ÛوئÛ' Ú©Ûا Ú©Û Ø§Ø³ میں "ایک نسل Ù¾Ø±Ø³ØªØ§Ù†Û Ø§ÙˆØ± امتیازی Ù„Ùظ استعمال کیا گیا، جو انسانی وقار پر ØÙ…Ù„Û ÛÛ' اور ایک خاص نسل Ú©Û' خلا٠نÙرت انگیز Ø¨ÛŒØ§Ù†ÛŒÛ Ù¾Ú¾ÛŒÙ„Ø§ رÛا ÛÛ'Û""
ANIRA Ù†Û' چینل Ú©ÛŒ Ø§Ù†ØªØ¸Ø§Ù…ÛŒÛ Ø³Û' Ù…Ø·Ø§Ù„Ø¨Û Ú©ÛŒØ§ Ú©Û ÙˆÛ Ø³Ø±Ú©Ø§Ø±ÛŒ طور پر معاÙÛŒ مانÛ'Û"
Ûزاروں Ú©ÛŒ تعداد میں دستاویزات سÛ' Ù…Øروم اÙریقی تارکین وطن الجزائر Ú©Ùˆ یورپ جانÛ' Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' ایک راستÛ' Ú©Û' طور پر استعمال کرتÛ' Ûیں، Ø¬Ø¨Ú©Û Ú©Ø¦ÛŒ دیگر Ù†Û' شمالی اÙریقی ملک میں روزگار تلاش کیا ÛÛ'Û"
ریاستی Ù¹ÛŒ ÙˆÛŒ Ú©Û' مطابق، اپریل Ú©Û' آغاز سÛ' الجزائر Ù†Û' تقریباً 5,000 اÙریقیوں Ú©Ùˆ ÛÙ…Ø³Ø§ÛŒÛ Ù…Ù„Ú© نائجر بھیج دیا ÛÛ'ØŒ جن میں سÛ' تقریباً نص٠نائجر سÛ' تعلق رکھتÛ' ÛیںÛ"
Key Points
- Echorouk News TV suspended for 10 days for a racist social media post.
- The post was condemned by ANIRA broadcasting authority.
- Thousands of undocumented African migrants have been deported from Algeria.
- Migrants often use Algeria as a transit point to Europe.
- The incident highlights ongoing issues of racism and discrimination in the region.
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