Unrest Bound

Egypt: Regime pardons 11 political prisoners, but keeps 60,000 others in jailF

A presidential pardon on Wednesday saw Egyptian opposition figure Yahya Abdelhadi released from jail after three years, a lawyer said, making him the country's latest political prisoner to have his sentence curtailed. The pardon for Abdelhadi -- a key figure in the...

Algeria: Pro-democracy activist El Hadi Lassouli faces danger in Algeria prisonF

The life of a prominent Algerian activist is in danger after he began his second hunger strike during 11 months in detention without trial, Amnesty International warned Wednesday. El Hadi Lassouli is a farmer and co-founder of the CNLD, a group established in the wake...

Algerian government targets its citizens abroad, bans those who call for democratic reformF

Summary: The Algerian authorities have begun to process of banning from entering Algeria its nationals who reside abroad and who have been pro-democracy activists. The ban was criticized by rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, calling the...

From spikes in food prices to canceled flights, Russia’s war on Ukraine is hitting Africa hardF

By Patrick Markey and Joel Olatunde Agoi From airlines in Nigeria to shoppers in Malawi, Africans are feeling the impact of the Ukraine crisis in wrenching increases in the price of fuel, grain and fertiliser. Global oil prices scaled decade-long highs of more than...

Algeria continues to attack journalists and free speechF

Algeria continues to attack journalists and free speechF

Oct 26, 2022

Algerian court hands over death sentence to exiled journalist for publishing “fake” and “confidential” information...

Tunisia: Bodies of eight migrants found off ZarzisF

Oct 10, 2022

The bodies of eight migrants, thought to be Tunisians missing for two weeks, were recovered Monday off the coast of...

Morocco triples migrants’ jail terms over border stormingF

Morocco triples migrants’ jail terms over border stormingF

Oct 7, 2022

A Moroccan appeals court more than tripled to three years prison sentences against 18 African migrants over the deadly...

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