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Algerian police accused of raping 15-year-old protester

Said Chetouane, a fifteen-year-old Algerian protester, said he was raped at a police station after taking part in a pro-democracy march, triggering a wave of solidarity by rights activists and the media. He was arrested in Algiers and was held for more than eight hours at a police station where he said he was subjected […]

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Algerian Walid Nekiche’ s torture & abduction case referred to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The case of Walid Nekiche, a 24-year-old student from the Wilaya of Tizi Ouzou, who claimed to have been tortured and raped while in police custody, was referred to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights by Riposte Internationale, a NGO for the defense of human rights. Walid Nekiche was arrested on November 26, 2019, […]

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Algerian Court requests life sentence against young pro-democracy protester

A court in Algeria has requested life sentence against a young Algerian arrested late November 2019 during pro-democracy protests, known as “Hirak”, against the Algerian regime of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian online media Algerie Part Plus reports. The request was issued Monday by Dar El-Beida court in capital Algiers against Walid Nekiche, a young […]