Algeria’s Crack-Down on Protesters as Polls Begin

After Amnesty International accused the authorities in Algeria of silencing critics and stepping up curbs on freedom of expression before the presidential election to be held later this week, Human Rights Watch has also reported that Algerian authorities are now deploying large numbers of police and arresting protesters to prevent demonstrations in the capital in […]

OSCE PA Ad Hoc Committee on Migration Commends Morocco’s Reforms

A nine-member delegation of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Ad Hoc Committee on Migration, led by its Chair, Dr. Daniela De Ridder (Germany), wrapped up this Saturday a three-day visit to Morocco, during which it met with a wide range of stakeholders. The visit, hosted by the Moroccan parliament’s lower house, marked the first time that […]

Africa’s growing diplomatic backlash against ‘Israeli apartheid’ amid US’ Gaza-Ukraine hypocrisy

South Africa’s top diplomat has called on Israel to stop “this real crime against humanity” unfolding in Gaza, pointing to “very clear similarities” between Israel’s occupation and the system of apartheid in her country, just as experts highlight the hypocrisy in the largely failed push by the United States to cajole African governments into taking […]