There was low turn out of voters as local polls opened today in Algeria.Polling stations opened at 8am where over 23 million people are eligible to…
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Voter turnout at Algeria’s parliamentary elections on Saturday indicate only few people voted. Two years after mass demonstrations forced a long-sitting president to step down in…
Amidst political and economic turmoil, voters struggling to find their representatives may boycott the June 12th legislative elections. The elections originally scheduled to hold in 2022,…
Leading Algerian opposition activist Karim Tabbou, an arrowhead in the demonstrations against longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has been detained. The activist will appear before a prosecutor…
The past few weeks have seen renewed demonstrations in the build-up to the February 22 anniversary of the first nation-wide protests, particularly in the traditionally troubled Kabylie region.
Algeria’s Toufik Hassani, a former policeman, has bagged two years in jail over his role in the Hirak protests in the country. The court sitting in…
Lawmakers in Algeria have unanimously adopted draft constitutional reforms aimed at boosting democratic rules in the country. The reforms, an initiative of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, follows…