Hundreds of Algerians took to the streets of the capital Thursday to protest against next month’s presidential election, despite a crackdown during which dozens were arrested.…
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Campaigning for Algeria’s presidential election next month started on Sunday
The bill is expected to be put to a vote on Thursday, roughly a month ahead of presidential elections
Algerian judges and prosecutors began an open-ended strike Sunday to demand the independence of the judiciary after a massive reshuffle that has affected thousands.
They forcefully barred access to a square in central Algiers and managed to disperse the demonstrators
Prosecutors at the military court in Blida, south of Algiers, had asked for the maximum sentence of 20 years
It was the second blaze to hit the maternity hospital in Oued Souf in 18 months
“The people want the fall of Gaid Salah,” they chanted, referring to the de facto strongman in post-Bouteflika Algeria.
Demonstrators are demanding key regime figures step down and an overhaul of political institutions before any polls
Seven people who were still in hospital in a critical condition