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A group of detained anti-government protesters in Algeria have launched a mass hunger strike in prison.
Algerian police said Sunday they had launched an investigation after videos on social media claiming officers sexually abused a teenage boy arrested during anti-government protests sparked fury.
Algeria protesters demand independent judiciary
Protesters across Algeria have called for an independent judiciary following the incarceration of regime opponents.
Algeria arrests 5 for planning attacks on Hirak protests
Five people were arrested in Algeria on suspicion of planning "terrorist" acts against weekly Hirak pro-democracy protests in ...
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 ...
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 elections.
Algerian president sets election date as protesters flood streets
Elections previously scheduled for 2022 were brought forward after Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune dissolved parliament and called for ...
Thousands hit the streets in fresh Algeria protests
A revived pro-democracy movement has taken root again in the North Africa country.
How Algeria's women put sisterhood in service of liberation
Comment: This International Women's Day, Malia Bouattia highlights the Algerian government's abject failure to protect women, and finds solace ...
Rights group urge probe over new Algeria torture allegations
Allegations that Algerian activists of a pro-democracy protest movement were tortured in detention have prompted rights groups to demand an ...
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.
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 anti-govt protesters hit streets after year-long hiatus
Despite a ban on gatherings over the pandemic, crowds gathered in several neighbourhoods of Algiers on Friday.
Prominent Algerian journalist's appeal postponed until March
Arrested on charges of "inciting an unarmed gathering" and "endangering national unity" after covering Hirak demonstrations, the 40-year-old was sentenced on appeal in September to two years in jail.
Algerian students hold anti-government protests
Dozens of Algerian students defied police Tuesday to demonstrate in the capital Algiers.
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" ...
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's president appeases protesters with pardons, calls early polls
Algeria's president pardoned jailed anti-government activists and announced early elections.
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 ...
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 complications.
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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