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Tunisia: Transitional Parliament finally resumes constitution work

Efforts to avoid a political breakdown have received a positive response with the announcement of the transitional parliament resuming its duties a month after Mustafa Ben Jaafar, the president of the transitional parliament, suspended its activities unless a deal is brokered by the political parties. Ben Jaafar is a member of the Ettakol party which […]

Algeria: civil society mobilizes against torture practiced by security services

Algerian NGOs have announced Saturday in Algiers the setting up of a committee to fight torture and violence suffered by prisoners of conscience, after accusations of rape shocked the public opinion.   The testimony in early February of Walid Nekiche, a 25-year-old pro-democracy activist, who claims to have been tortured and sexually assaulted by members […]

Algeria bans sale of cooking oil to the under-aged

From now on people in Algeria will have to show their ID to be allowed to buy cooking oil! This is not a joke! Algeria has officially banned people under 18 years old from buying cooking oil in a bid to manage an acute shortage of essential commodities. The decision was announced by the trade […]