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RSF Calls on Algerian Govt to end prosecution & harassment of journalists

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the Algerian authorities to end the harassment and prosecution of journalists in a bid to gag the media and throttle freedom of the press. In a statement issued Friday, RSF says the crackdown on independent journalists and bloggers has intensified despite the coronavirus epidemic, noting that four journalists […]

Palestinian President Calls for Peace Conference by mid-2018

President of the Palestinian authority Mahmoud Abbas called for convening an international peace conference by mid-2018 to find a solution to the stalemate, describing the situation of the Palestinian people as “no longer bearable”. In an address to the UN Security Council Tuesday, Abbas slammed the US unilateral decision to recognize Jerusalem as capital of […]

Algerian regime mulls postponing elections as protests intensify

The Algerian regime is considering postponing Presidential elections until they agree to a successor to infirm Bouteflika as protests against a fifth term for the current President intensify across the country. The protesters have taken the Algerian regime by surprise staging protests unseen in the country since the 1990s when a military coup aborted a […]