Algerians protest over entrenched autocracy

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For the past several weeks Algeria has been rocked by mass protests that harken to the Arab Spring. The protests were triggered by the decision of longtime ruler Abdelaziz Bouteflika  to run for another term in office in elections scheduled for April. 

الوضعُ الحقوقي في الجزائر من سيئ إلى أسْوأ .. صورةٌ قاتمة دفعت عشرات المنظمات و الهيئات الحقوقية المحلية و الدولية إلى دق ناقوس الخطر، كيف يبدو الوضع الحقوقي في جزائر ما بعد الحراك ؟ لماذا تُصرُّ السلطات الجزائرية على قمع و ترهيب المعارضين والناشطين السياسيين و الحقوقيين ؟ و هل ي ...  Show more

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