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Empty seat at World Cup for imprisoned French sports journalist

World | 2026-06-15 at 16:45 UTC | Source: www.bbc.com
A seat is being left empty in the press box at every France game at the World Cup to highlight the case of a French football writer who is in prison in Algeria.
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