Algerians are fighting for real democracy. This is seen in that they have been in protest for two years and boycotted recent elections.
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News about the struggle for democracy in Algeria. The military and intelligence services dominate politics and political freedom is repressed. Also check out our section on World Democracy or our Africa articles.
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.
Berbers Mark 20 Years Since Algeria’s ‘Black Spring’ Protests
The death of a teenager in police custody in the heartland Berber minority of Algeria twenty years ago laid the base for future protests.
Future Of Algeria’s Hirak Democracy Movement In Balance
Algeria’s pro-democracy hirak is at the crossroads with concerns it has been infiltrated by a group linked to an outlawed Islamist party.
Crowds March In Algieria In Weekly Pro-Democracy Protest
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched peacefully in Algeria’s capital to support the Hirak pro-democracy movement.