September 02
Algeria: Authorities Must Halt Ongoing Repression of Civic Space Ahead of Presidential Elections
Algerian authorities have maintained their repression of civic space by continuing their brutal crackdown on human rights including the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Algeria: Algeria - Further Information: Journalist's Sentence Increased On Appeal: Ihsane El Kadi
On 18 June, the Algiers Court of Appeal announced the verdict of Ihsane El Kadi's appeals trial, confirming his conviction and increasing his sentence from five to seven years, two… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Algeria: Conviction of Journalist is Latest Escalation in Crackdown on Media
The Algerian authorities must release all wrongfully detained journalists, drop all politically motivated charges against at least five of them and quash the conviction of… Read more »
February 20, 2023
Algeria: Jailed Brother of Activist On Hunger Strike: Abderrahmane Zitout
On 16 February 2022, Algerian father of four and shop owner, Abderrahmane Zitout, started a hunger strike for the third time since his imprisonment, to protest against his… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Algeria: Mass Death Sentences Marred By Unfair Trials, Torture Claims
The trials of 54 individuals who were sentenced to death over the events that happened in the Kabylie region, in the northeast of Algeria in August 2021, including the lynching of… Read more »