Repressions grow in Algeria, is freedom of speech in danger? | Human Rights News
Since February 2019, Mustapha Bendjama, the editor of the daily newspaper Le Provincial, has been held by police forces and
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Tourists from Morocco shot dead after straying into Algerian waters | Border Disputes News
Two men reportedly killed after straying past Morocco’s maritime border into Algeria on jet skis. Two French-Moroccan men have reportedly
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Little space for dissent as Algeria sends researcher, journalist to jail | News
Canadian-Algerian researcher Raouf Farrah and Algerian journalist Mustapha Bendjama have both been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a court
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France braces for more protests after police kill teenager Nael M | Race Issues News
France is bracing for further protests after police shot dead a teenager, an incident which French President Emmanuel Macron said
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Algeria parliament approves law tightening control over the media | Freedom of the Press News
Reporters Without Borders criticises the legislation saying it has ‘negative chapters’ that constitute a violation of press freedom. Algeria’s parliament
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Algeria law ‘controlling media’ close to passing | News
Algerian parliament’s lower house approved the bill last month which includes forcing journalists to reveal their sources and a ban
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Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi sentenced to five years | Freedom of the Press News
El Kadi has to serve three years of his sentence in prison. His media company has been shuttered and heavily
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Algerian president says Morocco ties reach ‘point of no return’ | News
The North African neighbours have been locked in a bitter rivalry for decades over the disputed territory of Western Sahara.
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Ramadan to begin on Thursday in Saudi Arabia, Qatar | Religion News
Authorities in several Muslim-majority countries, including Saudi Arabia, declare Thursday as the first day of Ramadan. The holy month of
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Football can’t put an end to Algeria and Morocco’s bitter rivalry | News
The beautiful game is often able to unite the world, but when it comes to Algeria and Morocco, even football
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