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Kabylia leaders reiterate call for self-determination as Algeria takes UN Security Council presidency

Head of the Kabylia independence movement (MAK) Ferhat Mhenni wrote to the representative of Algeria at the UN in New York, whose country is assuming the rotating presidency of the security council, asking for the Kabyle people’s right to self-determination and independence to be listed on the agenda. In a letter to Algeria’s Ammar Benjamaa, […]

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Wall Street Journal zooms on Kabylia’s independence struggle

The Wall Street Journal highlighted the independence declaration by Kabylia’s MAK movement after years of repression under the Algerian regime. “After half a century of working with human-rights and democratic groups in Algeria to liberalize the one-party police state, Kabyle spokesmen, including Mr. Mehenni, brought the case for decolonization to the U.N. A few days […]

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Kabylia declares independence from Algeria

The Kabylia independence movement, MAK, officially declared the rebirth of the Kabyle state at a ceremony in New York, after years of peaceful struggle against Algerian occupation. The independence proclamation took place in New York near the UN marking the ambition of the new Kabyle state to become a fully-fledged member of the international community. […]

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Kabylia to proclaim independence on April 20 in New York

President of Kabylia’s provisional government (ANAVAD) Ferhat Mhenni said the independence of the Kabylia state from Algeria will be proclaimed on April 20 in New York, denouncing Algeria’s repression. “The Movement for the Self-determination of the Kabylia MAK and the Anavad assume their responsibility towards Kabylia, whether towards the prisoners or those sentenced to death […]

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Riots in Algeria over Tax Hikes

The region of Bejaia, east of capital Algiers, was hit by violent protests against the new appropriation bill, which introduces new taxes and austerity measures on the backdrop of the dwindling hydrocarbon revenues. Dozen protesters and law enforcement members were injured in the riots that sparked in Bejaia and the nearby towns in the restive […]