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Algeria was severely condemned for the continuous rights violations endured by thousands of Sahrawis under the yoke of the Polisario militias in the Tindouf camps. This came during the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council, where multiple rights NGOs denounced the enduring practices of extrajudicial executions, kidnappings, and forced disappearances suffered by the […]
The Algerian regime is trying to disrupt Morocco’s presidency of the 57th session of the Human Rights Council, convening in Geneva, by hosting side-events in support of the Polisario, a desperate move which comes after several international bodies have affirmed that the Algeria-backed separatist project has failed and the game is over. After suffering embarrassing […]
Nearly a week after Algeria’s show election, the electoral committee still has not offered accurate figures on the results and turnout. The elections were marked by a large-scale indifference of the 24.5 million Algerian registered voters, with only 5 million- mostly those who benefit from state rent- casting ballots. Authorities said Tebboune won by 94%. […]
Algerian presidential elections candidates contested the results and irregularities marring September 7 vote, citing inaccurate turnout and full results. Incumbent president Abdelmadjid Tebboune was declared winner on Sunday, 24 hours after elections, with over 94% of the votes. Abdelali Hassani Cherif and socialist Youcef Aouchiche received 3% and 2.1% of votes respectively. However, the total […]
The Algerian presidential elections took place amid a steady erosion of human rights and a relentless crackdown on opposition figures, Amnesty International said. Tebboune unsurprisingly won the vote with more than 94% of votes. “In recent years, Algeria has experienced a steady erosion of human rights through the authorities’ dissolution of political parties, civil society […]
Algeria’s incumbent president Abdelmadjid Tebboune won a second term with more than 94% of votes amid low turnout, crackdown on opponents, and vote rigging concerns. Tebboune was running against two less known candidates Islamist candidate Abdelali Hassani Cherif and socialist Youcef Aouchiche, who both received 3% and 2.1% of votes respectively. Less than 50% of […]
Head of the Algeria-backed separatist Polisario militia Brahim Ghali is once again under the spotlight following corroborated accusations of fuel smuggling. This time it was a pro-separatists’ media Futuro Sahraui that denounced the embezzlement of fuel by Ghali and his henchmen to enrich themselves. The fuel is monthly provided by the mentor of the separatist […]
Algerians go to the polls this Saturday in a presidential election taking place in “a steady erosion of human rights” under incumbent president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who is expected to win a second five-year term, said the Guardian. Youssef Aouchiche of the Socialist Forces Front (FFS) and Abdellah Hassan Cherif of the Movement of Society for […]
Leading UK barristers issued a legal opinion recognizing the right of the Kabylia people to self-determination, giving a push to the region’s independence quest. The nearly 10 million strong Kabyle people have protested against discrimination and economic marginalization by the central Algerian state. The region’s independence movement MAK has a government in exile struggling peacefully […]
One day ahead of Algeria’s presidential election, few people are expected to cast their ballot in an election in which Tebboune, the civilian façade of the military regime, is seeking re-election. On the back of worsening economic conditions marked by double digit inflation, import restrictions leading to shortages of basic goods and endemic unemployment, turnout […]