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The proposed amendment that would see Algerian nationality withdrawn for dual nationals in case of 'prejudice' against the state has been withdrawn.
The Socialist Social Front, an opposition group in Algeria, says it will boycott the legislative elections on June 12.
Algeria protesters demand independent judiciary
Protesters across Algeria have called for an independent judiciary following the incarceration of regime opponents.
Algerian protesters call for free press, judiciary
Journalists were assaulted at last week's Hirak demonstration and authorities have threatened to permanently withdraw France 24's media ...
Media watchdog urges Algeria to probe violence against journalists
RSF urged Algerian authorities to investigate violence against journalists at an anti-government demonstration.
Algeria threatens to withdraw 'biased' France 24 press accreditation
Broadcaster France 24 has been threatened by Algerian authorities over alleged bias in its reporting of the pro-democracy Hirak protests.
Thousands protest in Algiers after election date announced
Algeria's resurgent pro-democracy movement has overwhelmingly rejected President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's call for early legislative ...
Algerian president sets election date as protesters flood streets
Elections previously scheduled for 2022 were brought forward after Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune dissolved ...
Thousands hit the streets in fresh Algeria protests
A revived pro-democracy movement has taken root again in the North Africa country.
Thousands defy Algeria curfew as protests resurge
Thousands of Algerians held anti-government protests, reviving a two-year-old pro-democracy movement in spite of lockdown measures.
Riots in Algeria following jailing of activist
Protesters burnt tyres and blocked several roads in Ouargla after a court in the town convicted Ameur Guerrache to seven-years in prison.
Polisario blames UN for 'political deadlock' over Western Sahara
Pro-independence rebels fighting Morocco for Western Sahara said the United Nations was responsible for "political deadlock" over the disputed ...
59 Algerian pro-democracy activists released from jail: ministry
Dozens of pro-democracy activists were released from jail, Algeria's justice ministry confirmed on Saturday.
Algeria's Hirak proves it never went away
Comment: Algeria's protesters returned to the streets this week, proving they haven't been weakened by the hiatus caused by the pandemic, or ...
Algeria used 'repressive tactics' during Hirak protests: Amnesty International
Dozens of Algerian protesters, journalists, and activists have been arrested, wrongfully prosecuted, and sometimes tortured.
Thousands of Algerians hit streets on protest anniversary
Algerians marched in the capital and other cities to mark the second anniversary of the North African nation's anti-government "Hirak" protest movement.
Dozens of Algerian pro-democracy activists released: rights group
At least 35 Algerian pro-democracy activists were freed from jail in the past 24 hours under presidential pardons, the National Committee for ...
Algeria frees first activists after presidential pardons
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, in a long-awaited speech to the nation late Thursday, declared dozens of pardons in a gesture ...
Algeria's president dissolves parliament, calls for early elections
Many protesters feel Tebboune’s gestures so far have been largely cosmetic, and note he is a product of the long-time political elite.
Algeria's president appeases protesters with pardons, calls early polls
Algeria's president pardoned jailed anti-government activists and announced early elections.
China donates 200,000 Covid-19 jabs to Algeria
China will donate 200,000 Covid-19 vaccines to Algeria, the Chinese ambassador to Algiers said.
Thousands of Algerians rally ahead of Hirak protests anniversary
Demonstrators shouted slogans against the military and the current president in the massive rally in Kherrata, where Hirak protests first broke ...
Algeria president to 'dissolve parliament': local media
Abdelmajdid Tebboune is expected to call for early elections.
Algerian president returns from Germany after post-Covid surgery
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune returned home after a stay in Germany for surgery following post-coronavirus ...
The Democracy Index in 2020 has hit an all-time low since the index was first produced in 2006.
Algiers will begin rolling out the Sputnik-V vaccine to health workers and the vulnerable on Sunday.
Five civilians in eastern Algeria were killed by a homemade roadside bomb.
The three members of Algeria's Hirak protest movement have been in custody since September.
Another Algerian has been jailed as Tebboune's government continues its crackdown on free speech.
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