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Algeria says it was forced to shoot at jet skiers, as families plan to file complaints in French courtsF

Algeria said Sunday its security forces had opened fire this week after a group of jet skiers from Morocco ignored warning shots and refused to comply with orders to stop. Lawyers for two men shot dead in the incident plan to file a complaint in France. One was...

Algeria sentences 2 men to prison for allegedly “publishing classified info”F

An Algerian court on Tuesday sentenced an Algerian-Canadian researcher and Algerian journalist each to two years in prison, one of their lawyers said. Raouf Farrah, 36, and Mustapha Bendjama, 32, were convicted of publishing classified information by the court in the...

Egypt releases political activist Ahmed DoumaF

Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure in the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the past decade behind bars, walked free from prison Saturday following a presidential pardon. Douma, now 37, was a leading activist in the 2011 uprising that toppled...

Brief: Morocco’s overcrowded prisons ($)F

The number of prisoners held in penitentiary establishments in Morocco reached, as of August 07, 2023, a total of 100,004 prisoners, a record figure, knowing that the reception capacity of these establishments does not currently exceed 64,600 beds. For example, the...

Egypt opens Rafah Border, to allow safe passage to foreign nationalsF

Egypt opens Rafah Border, to allow safe passage to foreign nationalsF

Nov 2, 2023

Egypt will help evacuate "about 7,000" foreigners and dual nationals from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, the foreign...

Morocco: Appeals court reduced prison sentence to rights activist Saida El Alami, but conviction remainsF

Morocco: Appeals court reduced prison sentence to rights activist Saida El Alami, but conviction remainsF

Oct 11, 2023

A Moroccan appeals court on Wednesday reduced to eight months the sentence for a human rights activist convicted of...

Algeria: While pro-democracy Hirak movement represents no risk to regime, Algeria continues to hold people in prisonsF

Algeria: While pro-democracy Hirak movement represents no risk to regime, Algeria continues to hold people in prisonsF

Sep 26, 2023

A United Nations expert on Tuesday urged Algeria to pardon people convicted or detained over their involvement in the...

Egypt: Ramadan under curfewF

Egypt: Ramadan under curfewF

Apr 24, 2020

Cairo, April 23, 2020 - Egypt extended on Thursday a night-time curfew in place to combat the coronavirus pandemic...

Libya: Stuck between a never ending war and a lockdownF

Libya: Stuck between a never ending war and a lockdownF

Apr 23, 2020

Tripoli, April 19, 2020 (By Rim Taher) - Already tired of the tribulations of war, Libyans in the capital Tripoli are...

The Algerian regime’s weapon against pro-democracy activists: pre-trial detentionsF

The Algerian regime’s weapon against pro-democracy activists: pre-trial detentionsF

Apr 23, 2020

Algiers, April 23, 2020 -By Amal Belalloufi: Dozens of Algerians linked to the country's anti-government protest...

Sahel: Niger faces escalating riots in coming daysF

Sahel: Niger faces escalating riots in coming daysF

Apr 22, 2020

Niamey, April 22, 2020 (By Boureima Hama) - With the holy Muslim month of Ramadan set to start this weekend,...

Moroccan government spying on its people with mobile app trackingF

Moroccan government spying on its people with mobile app trackingF

Apr 22, 2020

Rabat, April 22, 2020 - Moroccan police have started using a mobile application in recent days to track violators of...

Egypt accuses former lawmaker Zyad al-Elaimy of terrorismF

Egypt accuses former lawmaker Zyad al-Elaimy of terrorismF

Apr 21, 2020

Egypt added on Saturday 13 people, including former lawmaker Zyad al-Elaimy, on the country's "terrorism list" for...

Government of Algeria attacks Internet news sitesF

Government of Algeria attacks Internet news sitesF

Apr 20, 2020

April 20, 2020 - Algerian authorities have blocked a third online news website that covered the anti-government...

Algeria’s political police continue to arrest civilians for their opinionsF

Algeria’s political police continue to arrest civilians for their opinionsF

Apr 14, 2020

The fall of the notorious General Wassini Bouazza, former head of an equally notorious secret police, has done nothing...

Libya: Khalifa Haftar’s forces cut off water supply to Tripoli, millions of civilians at riskF

Libya: Khalifa Haftar’s forces cut off water supply to Tripoli, millions of civilians at riskF

Apr 13, 2020

Tripoli, April 11, 2020 - Water has been cut off to millions of Libyans living in and around the capital Tripoli, the...

Morocco: Mass arrests for non-compliance with confinement rulesF

Morocco: Mass arrests for non-compliance with confinement rulesF

Apr 13, 2020

Rabat, April 13, 2020 - More than 4,300 people were arrested over the weekend in Morocco for breaching emergency rules...

Egypt: Covid-19′ new challenge: where to bury the deadF

Egypt: Covid-19′ new challenge: where to bury the deadF

Apr 13, 2020

Cairo, April 11, 2020 - Egyptian police arrested a dozen people and fired tear gas in a Nile Delta village Saturday,...

Algeria: Oil prices, virus, instability put Algeria on edgeF

Algeria: Oil prices, virus, instability put Algeria on edgeF

Apr 13, 2020

Algiers, April 12, 2020 (By Amal Belalloufi with Philippe Agret in Tunis) - Algeria faces economic and social turmoil...

Egypt: Prison inmates still unprotected against Covid-19F

Egypt: Prison inmates still unprotected against Covid-19F

Apr 9, 2020

Cairo, April 9, 2020 - An Egyptian rights group said Thursday it had filed a lawsuit against authorities demanding...

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