First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Algerian military junta arrested scores of the pro-democracy Hirak activists in the restive Kabylie region, where an independence movement known as MAK is active. The repression comes in a series of measures aimed at cracking down on Hirak activists in key cities in Algeria by a military regime reluctant to respond to the demands […]
Critical voices are mounting against the Algerian regime and its attempts to stifle the peaceful demonstrations, known as Hirak, demanding a clean break with the military rule that left the country underdeveloped and dependent on oil revenues, democratic change, independence of the judiciary and construction of genuine legitimate institutions. The Hirak that gained momentum in […]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has officially called on the Algerian authorities to conduct “prompt and impartial investigations” into the allegations of torture and sexual abuse suffered by several inmates arrested during the Hirak who openly denounced the ill-treatment inflicted on them by the security services while in police custody. Rupert Colville, […]
The EuroMed Rights NGO has condemned the use by the Algerian authorities of the COVID-19 lockdown as a pretext to continue their crackdown against pro-democracy protesters and Hirak leaders. In its latest newsletter, the EuroMed Rights watchdog said as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Algeria was increasing early March, the civil society organizations […]