Algeria Bound

Algerian regime releases prominent political prisoners, seeks to ease public pressureF

Well-known independence war veteran Lakhdar Bouregaa, was released from jail on 2 January 2020. He had been detained for six months for questioning the army's intentions and criticizing the late army chief Gaid Salah, but was set free even before his trial, as the...

The southern Mediterranean braces for warF

Libya has long been a battleground pitting several regional powers against one another. That competition for influence and control of energy resources, is about to get even more intense. While warlord Haftar has been receiving virtually unlimited support from the...

Algeria frees prominent war veteran Lakhdar BouregaaF

Algiers, Jan 2, 2020 (AFP) - Algeria released on Thursday well-known independence war veteran Lakhdar Bouregaa, who was detained last June for allegedly insulting the army, one of his lawyers told AFP. "His trial, which was due to start this (Thursday) morning, has...

Algeria: While new Prime Minister speaks of restoring “confidence,” regime continues to repressF

Algiers, Dec 27, 2019 - The director of an Algerian internet radio station has been placed in pre-trial detention after a new charges were pressed against him, a prisoners' rights group said Friday. Sarbacane chief Abdelkrim Zeghileche was put in pre-trial detention...

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