Tag: #Algiers
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Major socialist party to boycott Algerian elections
Algeria’s opposition Socialist Forces Front on Saturday announced it will boycott early legislative elections planned for June
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Algeria riots after activist jailed
Unrest broke out late Sunday in a southern Algerian town after a blogger and activist was handed a seven-year jail sentence
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Hundreds of Algerians rally to mark some of the first Hirak protests
Algiers, Feb 16 (AFP/APP): Hundreds of Algerians rallied Tuesday to mark some of the first Hirak protests, two years into the mass movement which swept former strongman Abdelaziz Bouteflika from power. Defying coronavirus restrictions and a ban on protests, “hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the centre” of Kherrata, seen as the movement’s birthplace, news website…
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Algerian security forces have arrested four Islamists
Algiers, Dec 15 (AFP/APP): Algerian security forces have arrested four Islamists, while another heavily armed militant handed himself in, the defense ministry said in a statement Tuesday. The Islamist who surrendered was in possession of a machine gun, two rocket-propelled grenade launchers and ammunition, in Tamanrasset, in the extreme south of the country near the…