Algeria Bound

Algiers, May 20, 2020 - Algeria has sentenced three opposition activists to jail over Facebook posts, in what rights groups said Wednesday was the latest sign of increased repression after the coronavirus lockdown stifled a popular protest movement. Soheib Debaghi was...

Algiers, May 20, 2020 - Naturalists in Algeria have filmed a Saharan cheetah, a subspecies listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List, for the first time in a decade, the national parks authority said. The animal was spotted in the Hoggar Mountains national...

Algiers, May 17, 2020 - The death of a pregnant Algerian doctor from the COVID-19 disease after she was denied maternity leave has sparked an uproar and prompted the dismissal Sunday of a hospital director. Health Minister Abderrahman Benbouzid sacked the director of...

Algiers, May 18, 2020 - A day after his release from prison, a leading figure in Algeria's anti-government protests called Monday for the "Hirak" movement to resume after the coronavirus pandemic. "My freedom will only be complete when other detainees are released,"...