Algeria Bound

Algerian authorities under international pressure to stop harassing journalists ($)F

April 30, 2020 - Several rights groups including Amnesty International urged Algerian authorities Thursday to free imprisoned journalist Khaled Drareni and end the "targeted harassment of independent media". Drareni, the founder of the Casbah Tribune website, is a...
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WHO advises MENA region against loosening confinement measuresF

Cairo, April 28, 2020 - The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of the impact coronavirus could have in Middle Eastern conflict zones and urged other countries in the region against loosening confinement measures. "This fight has become even more challenging with...
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Week-in-review podcast: Lockdowns, curfews and government abuseF

This is a retrospect on North Africa and the Sahel region, for the week ending 24 April.  The review, which focuses on the latest on Covid-19 in the Maghreb, Egypt and the Sahel, is presented by MEA Risk analyst Arezki Daoud.  The transcripted text is below.  You can...
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The Algerian regime’s weapon against pro-democracy activists: pre-trial detentionsF

Algiers, April 23, 2020 -By Amal Belalloufi:  Dozens of Algerians linked to the country's anti-government protest movement remain "forgotten" in pre-trial detention during the coronavirus crisis, with little or no legal support. Zinedine Hanane, 32, was arrested on...
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