1245 issue: week ending 25 February 2022

Migrations: Failed attempts at sea crossing from North Africa killed at least 1,160 migrants in 2021

More than 1,160 migrants died at sea attempting to reach Europe from North Africa in the first half of 2021, up 155 percent year-on-year, the UN's migration agency said Thursday. The most deadly passage was across the central Mediterranean, where 769 deaths were...
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Algeria wants to jail right activist Zaki Hannache over bogus charge of “apology for terrorism”

An Algerian court on Thursday charged rights activist Zaki Hannache of "praising terrorism" and spreading "false news" and remanded him into custody, a rights group said.  Hannache, 32, was a prominent figure in the Hirak mass protest movement which forced veteran...
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Egypt: Russians and Ukrainians tourists stranded in Egypt

Egypt said Thursday it would look after any Russian and Ukrainian tourists stranded in the country because of flight cancellations stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Tourists from countries where air travel has been disrupted would be able to "stay in the...
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Morocco: Journalist Soulaimane Raissouni gets five years in prison

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