algeria-2016

UN concerned about crackdown over civil society groups in Algeria

A UN Human Rights Independent expert has called on Algeria to stop attacking civil society organizations which have been facing increasing pressure from the state which has dissolved the country’s prominent two non-governmental human rights entities. La Ligue algérienne pour la défense des droits de l’homme [The Algerian League for Human Rights Defense] (LADDH) and […]

Tunisia: 16 Alleged Jihadists Nabbed

The Tunisian Interior Ministry announced Monday it arrested 16 jihadist suspects in the governorate of Jendouba who were planning to set up a training camp. A group of seven was first arrested in the town of Ouez Meliz after security forces were tipped about the presence of suspicious people. Investigation and interrogation of the seven […]

Morocco: RAM Rejects Allegations it lets Control of its Planes to Novice Pilots

A source from Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has flatly denied allegations that the Moroccan carrier lets control of its planes to novice pilots who pay money to get the flying hours required to be hired as experienced pilots. The source’s reaction came after French France 3 TV aired on March 23 a program about the […]