Algerian blogger Merzoug Touati was sentenced to ten years in prison in late May for reporting online about austerity strikes, job protests, and human rights violations. 
Mwanabloga ambaye ni mualjeria Merzoug Touati alifungwa miaka kumi jela mwishoni mwa mwezi Mei kwa kutoa habari mtandaoni juu ya mgomo mkali, kugoma kazini na uvunjaji wa haki za binadamu.