First Independent Mena Newspaper
In a context of increasing repression of peaceful demonstrations by the Algerian security forces, hundreds of people have been arbitrarily arrested since the beginning of the peaceful movement Al hirak, including many human rights defenders who try to expose corruption and frauds in Algeria. This anti-corruption activism exposes human rights defenders to years of prison […]
Réseau Unité pour le Développement de Mauritanie (non-governmental organization in special consultative status) : From our belief in the importance of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights and its pivotal role in consolidating peace and the welfare of peoples and respect for human rights around the world, we are sending you this communication […]
Anger is still boiling up inside the Algerian regime, irked by the firm support voiced by Spanish government to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty. The resentment continues building up pushing the ruling military junta to take irrational decisions undermining the EU-Algeria Association Agreement. Among the latest vindictive measures […]
Algeria, which is sequestering the populations of the Tindouf camps on its own territory, is thus violating the very foundations and bases of international humanitarian law. The remarks were made by Morocco’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Kadiri, during a debate of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), […]
Morocco has increased its firefighting capabilities with the reception of 3 new Canadair water bombers bringing total fire extinguishing aircrafts to 8. Meanwhile, Algeria is still dragging its feet on procuring one. An outlet specializing in Royal Armed Forces news, FAR Maroc, said on social media that Morocco is now testing the third Canadair in […]
Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, said, Monday in New York, that Algeria kidnaps and tortures the sequestered populations of the Tindouf camps, which it is supposed to protect. “The United Nations Human Rights Committee has just published today a statement on a Sahrawi whom you abducted, kidnapped and tortured. He has […]
Algerian authorities must release immediately and drop all charges against several members of the Ahmadi minority religious group, who were arrested recently for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of religion, said Amnesty International in a press release issued over the weekend. On 6 June 2022, the First Instance Tribunal in Bejaia charged 24 members […]
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has considered Algeria as being a security risk for Europe in view of its using gas supplies as a means of political pressure on the continent. In a confidential report that surfaced last week, NATO estimated that Algeria is using gas supplies as a means of political pressure on […]
Morocco has repeatedly said that Algeria is the genuine party to the Sahara conflict and that no solution can be found without its active participation. Now, the erratic decisions made by Algeria against Spain came to vindicate Morocco and showed the real face of the Algerian regime in stoking separatism and instability in North Africa. […]
After worsening ties with almost all of its immediate north African neighbors, Algeria has entrenched its self-inflicted diplomatic and economic isolation by hostile moves against Spain, triggering a firm reaction from the EU. Algeria has asked its bank to withhold processing all commercial transactions with Spain the same day it has suspended a friendship and […]