Repression Bound

There has been escalating unrest in several localities in the northeast Algerian Sahara. The oil hubs of  Ouargla, Hassi Messaoud, El Menea and Touggourt have been the most affected by riots of unemployed youths for about one week. Young protesters released their...

Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the "horrific violations" being committed against migrants returned to Libya with the cooperation of European states after trying to cross the Mediterranean. It said new evidence had emerged of "harrowing violations,...

Egypt's parliament Monday authorised the dismissal of public workers listed as government opponents and "terrorists", after a string of deadly rail accidents blamed on the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, lawmakers said. The legislation stipulates that all public...

An Algerian court on Sunday jailed for two years Chems Eddine Laalami, a leading figure from the pro-democracy Hirak protest movement, a rights group said. Also known as Brahim, 30-year-old Laalami was arrested in late June by the Algerian coastguard as he attempted...