Algeria
Algerian authorities continue repressing the “Hirak,” a pro-reform protest movement that pushed President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign in April 2019. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, opposed by the Hirak, won a presidential election held in December 2019. Despite his promises of “dialogue,” authorities continue to arrest and imprison protesters, activists, and journalists in an attempt to muzzle the Hirak. Under the president’s auspices, a new constitution was approved that offers stronger language on women’s rights, but also restricts freedom of speech and undermines judicial independence.
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Middle East/North Africa
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Algeria: Escalating Repression of Protesters
Leaders Arrested Ahead of Disputed Presidential Elections
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Algeria: Bouteflika Resignation an Opening for Rights
Genuine Reforms Needed for Democratic Transition
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Algeria: Effort to Dissolve Prominent Civic Association
Government’s Court Case Against RAJ Threatens Freedom of Association
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Middle East/North Africa: End Violent Punishment of Children
Human Rights Watch Introduces Country Index Based on Laws, Policies
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The Right That Vanished from Algeria’s Constitution
Freedom of Belief Article Dropped — and All Pretense of Respecting It?
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Algeria: Migrants, Asylum Seekers Forced Out
Thousands, Including Children, Expelled to Niger Without Due Process
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Algeria: Activist Facing Charges for Peaceful Support of Protests
Trial Postponed Over His Poor Health, But He Remains in Detention
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Muzzling Journalists: Morocco and Algeria Can Agree on That
Two Prosecutions Highlight Threats to Press Freedom
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Rights Language in Algeria’s Draft Constitution No Comfort to Jailed Journalist
President Pledges Wide Consultation on Draft While Reporters, Protest Leaders Locked Up
