Algerian human rights activist, Zoulikha Belarbi, has been arrested by local police at Tlemcen, northwest of Algeria. No clear reason for her arrest has been communicated. The information was confirmed by lawyer and President of the Algerian human rights league (LADDH,) Salah Dabouz. “Human rights activists working on the ground have been, for some weeks, […]
Algiers and London have renewed their will to build a long term economic partnership between them at the end of the Algeria-UK Investment Forum in London. Around 500 British businessmen attended it. A closed door meeting between the Prime Ministers of the two countries also dwelled on areas of mutual concern such as security, terrorism […]
Human Rights Watch urged Algerian authorities to cease criminal prosecutions against bloggers, journalists and media figures for peaceful speech, using articles in the penal code criminalizing “offending the president,” “insulting state officials” or “denigrating Islam.” The International Human Rights Watchdog called on Algeria to accept key recommendations included in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) concerning […]
