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Tag: Protests
Washington & EU Support Algerian People’s Right to Protest
The United States and the European Union have called on the Algerian authorities to respect the rights of Algerian people to peaceful protest, freedom of ... Read More
Algeria’s social peace crumbles under dim political and economic prospects
Protests are growing against a fifth term for ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. So far, one protester was killed and dozens were injured in clashes with ... Read More
The wall of fear shuttered in Algeria as protests continue to grow
Thousands took to the streets of Algeria on Friday to vent their anger at the perceived disrespect shown to them by the ruling elites as ... Read More
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa cuts short Davos trip over violent protests at home
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has cut short his international trip to Europe to attend an urgent meeting at home as violent protests escalated in his ... Read More
Tunisians Protest Deteriorating Economic Conditions, Unfulfilled Promises of Revolution
Tunisia is rocked by popular protests over the deteriorating social and economic situation, lack of employment, growing poverty and failure to fulfil the goals of ... Read More
Algeria: Authorities Left Man Stuck in Well for Six Days
The majority of Algerians feel disgusted, abandoned and outraged after a 31-year-old man was left to die in a well in the southeast of Algeria, ... Read More
Unemployed Youth Threaten to Put End to Own Lives in Algeria’s Boiling South
Dozen disenchanted youths in the southern Algerian city of Ouargla made headlines when they threatened to set themselves on fire following the example of Tunisia’s ... Read More
Outrage in Senegal after Mauritanian Border Guards Kill Two Fishermen
A crisis is brewing between the two West African neighbors, Mauritania and Senegal. It all started after Mauritanian coast guards shot dead two Senegalese fishermen. ... Read More
RSF Denounces Tunisia’s Crack-down on Journalists Covering Social Protests
Reporters without Borders (RSF) accused Tunisian authorities of harassing journalists covering the anti-austerity protests that have been simmering across Tunisia. In a statement, RSF condemned ... Read More
Tunisia: Synagogue firebombed amid nationwide protests
Some unknown assailants attacked Tuesday night a Jewish synagogue on the island of Djerba as the country grapples with protests denouncing austerity policies initiated by ... Read More