Algeria’s new ailing president Abdelmejid Tebboune returned to his country after a long absence and dictated a series of actions including the parliament’s dissolution. But critics say such measures are cosmetic as long as the regime shuns real democratic and economic reforms demanded by the pro-democracy Hirak movement. Hirak protesters have maintained their demands for […]
Morocco has called for the immediate, comprehensive, and sustainable cessation of the Israeli war on Gaza during the high-level segment of the ongoing 55th session of the Human Rights Council (UNHRC), chaired by the North African Kingdom. “Gaza is experiencing an unprecedented crisis and a humanitarian catastrophe that the international community can no longer ignore. […]
The Egyptian government has approved a new controversial anti-terrorism law that makes it illegal to publish news reports that contradicts the government’s official accounts and statements in terrorism cases. Under the new bill, yet to be signed into law by President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, journalists face jail terms (at least two years) if they publish reports […]
