Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
Despite the confusion that accompanied the announcement of the recent presidential elections’ results in Algeria, one thing is clear and certain: the Algerian people overwhelmingly reject military rule...
Despite the confusion that accompanied the announcement of the recent presidential (…)
, by FONG Peter W.
Algeria’s colonial history has resulted in birds like the Algerian Nuthatch remaining largely unnoticed by Western ecologists for a significant period.
Sitta ledanti. Wiki Commons
In the summer of 1976—the same year in which two Viking spacecraft landed on Mars—the French newspaper Le Monde (…)
, by PRICE Susan
An Algerian court has acquitted university lecturer and scientist Kamel Aïssat on all charges related to his opposition to a lead and zinc mine on Algeria’s Mediterranean coast, following an international campaign of solidarity.
The Tala Hamza mine, located 15 kilometres from the city of (…)
, by MINETO Luc
Professor and environmental activist Kamel Aissat is being prosecuted for recent publications.
Following the Hirak demonstrations that shook Algeria in 2019, the government of current president Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been stepping up its authoritarianism and cracking down hard on (…)
, by FIDH
14 September 2023. The Algerian authorities should commit to end their attacks on civic space and allow independent organizations to operate without unreasonable restrictions as a UN official visits in September 2023, 15 human rights groups said today.
The United Nations special rapporteur on (…)
, by ZSSS
While the effects of climate change are being felt by virtually everyone on the planet, in some countries things are getting worse and more unbearable, not least because of corrupt authorities who pander to capital and persecute those who expose and fight against harmful practices.
Recently, (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers, Petition / Sign-on Letter
Algeria, like every other country in the world, is being seriously affected by climate change, as well as by the pollution and fires affecting the countries of the Mediterranean. The ecological challenge is becoming ever more essential, especially as globalized neoliberalism is driving the (…)
, by PRICE Susan
Algeria is being seriously affected by climate change, yet authorities have agreed to a dangerous new lead and zinc mine, a joint venture with South Australian based miner Terramin.
Professor Leila Bensmaine from the Algerian University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, writing in (…)
, by PST (Algeria)
After learning early on the morning of 15 July at Béjaïa airport that he was the subject of an ISTN (ban on leaving the country), our comrade Dr Kamel Aissat, a university professor and member of the PST leadership – which has been administratively suspended since April 2022 – was summoned and (…)
, by RECHIDI Mahmoud
On this fourth anniversary of the popular Hirak movement, launched in February 2019, Algeria is sinking even further into authoritarianism and repression. The strong state is taking hold!
Copyright: 8 novembre 2019 à Alger. © NPA / AL
Going against the democratic demands and ideals of the (…)
, by PST (Algeria)
In a context of increasing repression and against all odds, the Council of State yesterday, Thursday 20 January 2022, ordered the temporary suspension of our party’s activities and the closure of our premises. This is a serious precedent against multipartyism and an intolerable additional attack (…)
, by NACEUR Sofian Philip, OUAISSA Prof. Dr. Rachid
Dr. Rachid Ouaissa is a professor at the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) at the University of Marburg in Germany and, since 2020, director of the Merian Center for Advanced Studies for the Maghreb (MECAM) in Tunis. We spoke with him about the current political, economic, and (…)
, by ESSF
We learn that the Algerian Ministry of the Interior has filed an application with the Council of State for the provisional suspension of the Socialist Workers’ Party (PST) from its activities, including the closure of its premises. This move is part of a context marked by increasing repression (…)
, by PST (Algeria)
The mass arrests of demonstrators on Friday 14 May, as well as those of dozens of journalists and well-known political leaders such as Wahid Ben Halla (MDS leader), Mohcen Belabbes (RCD President), Ali Laskri (FFS leader), etc., constitute a serious escalation in the repression that must stop (…)
, by PST (Algeria)
Two years ago, one week after the great demonstration of Kherrata, the Algerian people adhered over the weeks, in a large majority from 22 February 2019, to the national uprising against the 5th mandate of the autocrat Bouteflika, and to impose respect for democratic freedoms and the (…)
, by DAVIS Muriam Haleh, SERRES Thomas
This collection of texts in English, Arabic and French is a first attempt to gather secondary sources discussing the revolutionary mobilization that started in Algeria in February 2019. Since then, the four-term President Bouteflika has been forced to resign and the longstanding Chief of Staff (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
The citizens’ movement of February 22, 2019 marked a turning point in the history of our country. Thanks to this historic mobilization, our collective dignity has been regained. Our word is free again. We got back into motion. To dream and hope for better days for our children. This new popular (…)
, by BELALLOUFI Hocine
The following analysis, written soon after Algeria’s 12 December presidential election, is amongst the most sustained of the country’s Hirak (‘Movement’), and hence needs no elaborate introduction. It was written in French by Hocine Belalloufi, a leading figure of the Algerian Parti socialiste (…)
, by PST (Algeria)
For the defence of democratic and trade-union freedoms! No to the referendum and the Tebboune constitution! For the election of a sovereign Constituent Assembly!
This statement was issued by the Socialist Workers Party (PST) Algeria on 19 September 2020.
Regime continuity
Contrary to the (…)
, by SMITH Shelagh
On 12 December 2019 a new president was declared elected in Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, despite the fact that millions of Algerians boycotted the election, which they saw as illegitimate. Since February 2019 millions have protested peacefully, every Tuesday and Friday, against a corrupt (…)
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