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UN concerned over growing human rights violations in Algeria

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has reiterated serious concern about the serious human rights violations and growing restrictions imposed by Algerian authorities on fundamental freedoms. “In Algeria, I am concerned about the growing restrictions on fundamental freedoms, including the increasing number of arrests and detentions of human rights defenders, members of civil […]

Joint Interpol-Afripol raid in East Africa captures 37 suspected terrorists amid rising ISIS threat

37 suspected members linked to major terrorist organizations, including ISIS and al-Shabaab, were arrested in a joint counter-terrorism operation with Afripol, international police agency Interpol announced on Monday (27 January). ISIS, Al-Shabaab and other terrorist organizations, which have strongholds in some countries on the continent, have suffered significant setbacks following a large-scale Interpol raid that […]

Two Policemen Killed in IS Attack in Algeria

A suicide bomber loyal to the Islamic State perpetrated an attack on a police station in Tiaret in Western Algeria claiming the lives of two policemen. IS claimed on its Amaq news agency the attack that brings back to the fore the threat of residual terrorism in Algeria. The media reported that the suicide bomber […]