The United Nation’s former Secretary General Kofi Annan on Monday called for the legalization of cannabis and other personal drugs. In a column first published in Der Spiegel International, Kofi Annan explained that the legalization of cannabis would curtail its abuse and governing the legalization with regulations is to caution on its excessive use. In […]
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 they prepare for a fifth term for ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. “The wall of fear was shattered when thousands marched last Friday,” said Moustapha Bouchachi, a prominent rights lawyer. Algerian […]
A young Algerian succumbed to his burns after setting fire to himself near his family’s home in Mascara (385 km west of Algiers), a medical source at Oran University Hospital was quoted by local media as saying. The 23-year-old doused himself in gasoline before lighting the fire, turning himself into a torch before his […]
