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Algeria: International NGO denounces weaponization of law to muzzle critical voices ahead of presidential election

ARTICLE 19 has decried the Algerian authorities’ tactics of deliberately targeting and silencing opposition and critical voices ahead of the presidential election on 7 September 2024. In a press release issued Monday, the international NGO has denounced the amendments to the Algerian Penal Code, which mark a significant escalation in the Algerian government’s crackdown on […]

Why are Algeria’s allegations regarding a supposed real estate ‘confiscation’ are unfounded?

Moroccan diplomatic sources provided extensive clarifications on Monday, March 18th, regarding the unfounded allegations made by Algerian authorities, who contested in a statement a supposed confiscation of seats of Algerian diplomatic representations in Morocco. Contrary to these allegations, the Chancellery and the Residence of the former Algerian Embassy in Rabat – whose land was indeed […]

Tunisia: Judge releases journalist Mohamed Boughalleb amid growing concerns over press freedom

A Tunisian judge has granted on February 20 the release of prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb, a known critic of President Kais Saied, according to his lawyer. This decision is seen as a hopeful sign by opposition groups, who believe it could pave the way for the release of other imprisoned figures from the opposition and […]