Algeria’s army is unravelling all democratic gains made up to the point of Bouteflika’s exit, silencing critics both at home and abroad.
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3 Years On, Repression On Algeria Protest Tightens
To undermine the push for greater civil liberties and democracy, Algerian authorities are arresting human rights defenders and activists.
Algeria Authorities Target Political Parties In Clampdown
Algerian authorities have suspended one political party and threatened two others with the same fate in the last month alone.
Algerians Protests Are Fighting for Real Democracy
Algerians are fighting for real democracy. This is seen in that they have been in protest for two years and boycotted recent elections.
Epicenter Of Algeria’s Pro-Democracy Protests Moves
Algeria’s pro-democracy activists have moved their protests to the restive Kabylie region as a result of brutal repression in the capital.
Algeria Election Sees Slow Turnout Amid Boycott
Parliamentary elections have taken place in Algeria, the first since Bouteflika’s removal. The turnout was slow amid a boycott.
Algerians Take To The Streets In Large Numbers
Algerians are expressing a loud no to quasi-military rule. Despite the ban on protests they returned to the streets in large numbers.
Resilient Algerian Democracy Protesters Hit Streets Again
Despite a strong police presence, thousands protested in Algiers on Friday during a weekly demonstration of the Hirak movement.
Worrying Arrest Of Algerian Journalist Rabah Karèche
Police in the Algerian city of Tamanrasset arrested journalist Rabah Karèche April 18 after he replied to a summons for questioning.
How The Arab Spring Has Been Misunderstood
Westerners’ interpretations of events and Arabs’ perceptions of themselves are still muddled a decade after the Arab Spring.