Is an "Arab Spring" Coming to Algeria?

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Since February 2019 and President Bouteflika’s announcement that he intended to stand for a fifth term, hundreds of thousands of protesters have descended upon Algeria’s streets to demand his resignation. In the face of pressure from the street and the army, Bouteflika, who suffe ...  Show more

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

Algeria is very angry at Emmanuel Macron. The French President has reportedly questioned the existence of an Algerian nation before his country colonized this North African country. Macron also lashed out at the current political system in Algeria, describing it as tired and weak ...  Show more

After decades of calm, Algerians have taken to the streets to rage against the candidacy of the ageing and ailing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in April elections. Gideon Rachman discusses what happens next with Heba Saleh and Andrew England. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva ...  Show more