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"We are launching an appeal to citizens, to the elites, to all journalists, wherever they may be, inside or outside the country," said the lawyer of jailed journalist Khaled Drareni
Algeria's president has requested the country's trade minister reassess a deal with the European Union, ahead of a free trade agreement.
Algerian journalist who covered protests sentenced to three years
Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni, who covered anti-government ‘Hirak’ protests, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment amid condemnation from human rights and press freedom groups.
Trial of Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni commences
The trial of Trial of Algerian journalist and press freedom advocate Khaled Drareni begins in Algiers today.
Algeria journalist 'press freedom' trial opens
The trial opened of Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni, who has become a figurehead of press freedom in the North African country, with the ...
Handpicking historians to discuss France-Algeria's colonial history won't help
Comment: Algeria and France are about to have a long overdue discussion about their colonial past. But will it be anything other than self-serving? Malia Bouattia considers the question.
Algeria cuts journalist jail term to 15 months
Djamel Toubal, who had been sentenced to a two-year prison term for Facebook posts deemed to support anti-government protests, has had his ...
Algeria's new economic reforms aims to save $20 billion
The North African country is launching an economic plan that would help it out of its financial strait.
Algerian activist Karim Tabbou to be released from jail
Karim Tabbou was arrested by Algerian authorities in 2019 on charges of “incitement to violence” and “harming national security” but he may be ...
Algeria's constitutional reform process 'undermined by crackdown'
The rights group says Tebboune's crackdown on anti-government activists is preventing true constitutional reform.
Five jailed after banned Algeria demonstration
Lawyers accused the Algerian regime of attempting to repress peaceful anti-government protesters through banning demonstrations on the pretext ...
Algeria cracks down on activists to break protest movement
Algeria has intensified its crackdown on an anti-government protest movement in a bid to discourage demonstrations once coronavirus restrictions ...
Algeria weighs plan to allow army deployments abroad
Tebboune is considering a change in the constitution that would allow Algeria to deploy military abroad and experts are concerned this could ...
Three 'Hirak' activists in Algeria to face trial
Three Algerian activists will face trial after being ordered to be held in pre-trial detention.
Algeria's tightening grip on the Hirak protest movement
Repression has intensified against regime dissidents and independent media as the Algerian government maintains a coronavirus lockdown across ...
France, Algeria pledge to relaunch relations after rift
President Macron's call with his Algerian counterpart appeared to put an end to a diplomatic crisis triggered by the broadcast on French television of documentaries on Algeria's "Hirak" protest
Algeria to release two protest leaders, opposition politician says
Algeria's president has allegedly vowed to release two main figures of the country's Hirak movement, opposition leader, Sosiane Djilali ...
Algeria extends lockdown in 44 provinces amid coronavirus pandemic
Algeria has extended lockdown measures for 15 days in most of the country's provinces as the Covid-19 pandemic continues.
Algiers recalls France envoy over Hirak documentary controversy
A French documentary about the protest movement has created conflict between France and Algeria over its depiction of the government.
Algerian courts give tough jail sentences to Facebook activists
Algerian courts have sentenced three activists to tough terms for publishing ‘insulting’ posts on Facebook amid accusations that the government ...
Covid-19 gives Algeria's repressive state the edge, for now
Comment: Through its face mask, Algeria's Hirak is still chanting for a free and democratic country, despite state efforts to stifle ...
Leading Algeria protest figure released after court cuts sentence
A leading figure in Algeria's "Hirak" anti-government protest movement has been released from jail after a court late Sunday cut his ...
Morocco, Tunisia arrest female bloggers over social media jokes
Rights groups are concerned with the way some North African countries are controlling citizens during Covid-19 lockdown.
Algeria launches coronavirus test kits production
Algeria is manufacturing test kits for Covid-19 as authorities attempt to contain the spread of the virus.
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