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Algeria’s political police punishes another journalistF

Algiers, April 5, 2020 - An Algerian court on Sunday sentenced to eight months in jail a journalist who had provided images of months-long anti-government protests to foreign media, a prisoners' support group and a non-government organisation said.  Sofiane Merakchi,...
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Sahel: Mali held elections despite the pandemicF

Bamako, April 2, 2020 - Turnout for Mali's parliamentary elections this week was 36 percent, officials said on Thursday, after voters dealt with threats of violence and the coronavirus pandemic. Voters in the war-torn West African country cast their ballots for new...
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Algeria is committing “acts of physical endangerment” with revenge arrestsF

April 3, 2020 - Reporters Without Borders has accused Algeria's government of taking advantage of the coronavirus epidemic to "settle scores" with independent journalists, including those covering long-running anti-government protests. In a statement co-signed with...
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Tunisia wants global approach to pandemic, but Security Council in disarrayF

April 1, 2020 - Tunisia has proposed a UN Security Council resolution calling for "urgent international action" to curb the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a draft obtained Wednesday by AFP shows. In broad terms, the draft resolution echoes UN Secretary-General...
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