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Algeria: Prominent Hirak leader sentenced to one year in prison
A leading figure in the popular uprising in Algeria, also known as Hirak, was sentenced Tuesday to one year in prison in a trial denounced by his defense who was not informed about the hearing. Karim Tabbou, a political activist, in prison since September was summoned in court in capital Algiers Tuesday. The prosecution charged […]



