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 […]
Algeria’s aggressive tendencies in the Maghreb and throughout the region were once again denounced by the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) in the European Parliament. The Vice President of the ALDE Party, Bulgarian MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk called on the Vice President of the European Commission, High Representative of the EU for Foreign […]
The Gambia has announced its accession as a new member of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). The Gambia announced its endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative in a letter Gambian Foreign Minister addressed to his Moroccan peer, Nasser Bourita. Morocco and the United States of America welcome this decision, which marks a significant step forward […]
