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Algeria: Despite widespread repression, Algerians continue peaceful rallies to demand democracy
Algiers, Nov 29, 2019 (By Amal Belalloufi) - Algerians are due to elect a new president next month but a huge protest movement bitterly rejects the vote, fearing it will cement in power politicians close to the disgraced old guard. Candidates have been loudly heckled...
Algeria: Police ups violence against protesters during visit of candidate Benflis to Bouira
Algiers, Nov 27, 2019 - Clashes took place Wednesday in northern Algeria between police and people protesting against an election meeting by a candidate standing in next month's presidential poll, journalists said. "Outside the room where the meeting was to be held,...
Algeria: How and why military chief General Gaid Salah neutralizes his foes
On Wednesday 13 November, Major-General Abderrazak Cherif was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Blida military court for "illicit enrichment, trading in influence and breach of army instructions." This verdict shocked many observers and analysts knowledgeable on...
Algeria: Candidate to be president, Bengrina is undesirable, everywhere he goes
In normal democracy, candidate Abdelkader Bengrina, would have already resigned due to the terrible popularity he has been facing. But in Algeria, it is about pleasing a half dozen generals, in particular their bosses, General Gaid Salah. On the ground, there is no...
How oil companies Total and ENI are being dragged into the Algerian political crisis, accused of supporting the regime
Europe has been silent about the political crisis unfolding in Algeria over the past nine months. In the eyes of the Algerian opposition and the public in general, such silence is sign of complicity with a military regime that has been committing human rights abuses....
Algeria: Abdelmadjid Tebboune, General Gaid Salah’s favorite for next president, in trouble
Former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune, a close friend to General Gaid Salah, the head of the military, is facing extremely difficult challenges as he tries to convince his bosses in the military (not voters) that he should be Algeria’s next president. For a...
Algerian military launches campaign against repression on peaceful protesters
Algiers, Nov 22, 2019 - Authorities arrested more than 80 people during a night-time protest in the Algerian capital, a prisoners' rights group said Friday. Demonstrators have been protesting against next month's presidential election which they allege aims to cement...
Algeria: The most laughable speech by General Gaid Salah, chief of Algerian army
Versions francaise Oped and opinion by Arezki Daoud | 20 November 2019: The Algerian regime has been working hard to show an image of a normal country that is preparing a normal presidential election. Sadly, the preparation phase and the ongoing election campaign are...
Algerians back to the street to push against 12 December election
Algiers, Nov 15, 2019 (By Amal Belalloufi with Aymeric Vincenot) - Demonstrators thronged the streets of the Algerian capital on Friday to renew their opposition to a presidential election they say will keep in power a political elite rejected by the people. The...
Algerian lawmakers pass controversial petroleum law
After signaling their opposition to almost all the laws that the Bedoui government submitted, the lawmakers of of the National Assembly adopted on Thursday, 14 November 14, by a majority vote the so-called Hydrocarbons Law. The law, presented by the Bedoui government...
Algeria among worse offenders in cracking down on Facebook users
Algerians have experienced seven deliberate disruptions in access to Facebook during the first six months of 2019, according to the latest data shared by the social network in its latest transparency report. Two specific periods of disruption of access have been...
Algeria: Regime commits more human rights abuses, prepares to militarize the state
By Arezki Daoud - 12 November 2019 - An Algerian court handed over one-year jail terms to 28 demonstrators for the "crime" of carrying the Amazigh flag. The court's argument to justify its abusive sentences was that those sentenced were "undermining national unity."...
Algerian regime shuts down at least 12 Evangelical Protestant churches
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) issued a statement saying that it was deeply concerned by the Algerian government’s forcible closure of at least 12 Evangelical Protestant churches. USCIRF characterized the repression against the...
Algeria judges confirm allegiance to military regime in exchange for a 20% salary increase
[chat] November 6, 2019: By Arezki Daoud: The Algerian crisis has intensified over the past two weeks, with the head of the military, General Gaid Salah, ordering directly Justice Minister, Belkacem Zeghmati to forcefully deal with judges. Anger has peaked among...
Algeria: International Commission of Jurists blasts Algerian regime for its handling of Judges
Geneva-based International Commission Jurists (ICJ) blasted Algeria today (6 November) on its handling of the judges and their transfers. ICJ called on the Algerian authorities to reverse the decision of the Minister of Justice to transfer 2,998 judges, and instead...
Algeria: Millions of Algerians in massive rallies to demand end of military regime
Algiers, Nov 1, 2019 - Demonstrators converged on Algiers in their thousands for a massive anti-government rally called to coincide with official celebrations of the anniversary of the war that won Algeria's independence from France. Several thousand protesters had...
Deep state of corruption in Algeria’s justice system: the bribes that promote rogue judges
The standoff between striking Algerian magistrates and the ministry of justice has brought the anti-government Hirak movement to its next level. After three days of total paralysis of the country’s entire court system, there is no sign of easing on both sides of the...
Algeria: Public banks prepare to strike on 10 November
The ongoing strike of judges and lawyers is giving a new momentum to unions operating in public banks. On October 30, 2019, unions of six state-owned banks have called in a statement for a one-day strike on to be held on Sunday, November 10. Although the strike is...
Algeria: Turmoil within Algeria’s security services
The clan warfare pitting several senior and military leaders and their respective networks has affected deeply the workings of intelligence agencies in Algeria. The outcome of this warfare remains unclear, but in the current situation, it is about the military command...
When anti-regime movement intersects with labor unions: Algeria braces for major strikes
Now that back-to-school season is behind them, Algerians are shifting their focus on ratcheting up pressure on their government. Eight months after the anti-regime Hirak movement began, labor unions have decided to take part to the rebellion, promising an extremely...
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