The journalist Khaled Drareni was convicted after reporting on the Hirak protest movement, which forced the removal of the country’s longtime ruler, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, last year.
Tag: Algeria
For French-Algerian Families, Virus Disrupts Cherished Summer Ritual
Holidays in Algeria are a cornerstone of the cross-cultural identity of many French people with roots there. This year, they are stuck at home, and the pain is acute: “It’s sacred for us to leave.”
‘This Government Is Lucky’: Coronavirus Quiets Global Protest Movements
Millions of demonstrators have been forced or have chosen to stay at home, and organizers wonder when, if and how they will be able to resume.
From Armed Struggle to Peaceful Protest, a Road Still to Travel
A veteran of the Afghan jihad working for nonviolent change in Algeria
General Who Was Algeria’s De Facto Ruler Dies, Leaving a Power Vacuum
Gen. Ahmed Gaïd Salah arranged the ouster of the country’s longtime president this year, while cracking down on a protest movement that demanded broader change.
Military’s Preferred Candidate Named Winner in Algeria Election
Antigovernment protesters took to the streets to reject the vote as illegitimate. They boycotted the election, which had a record low turnout.
Unrest Marks Algerian Election, as Protesters Boycott the Vote
The protesters who toppled the longtime president say the vote is window dressing for the corrupt officials who still control the country.
2 Ex-Prime Ministers in Algeria Are Convicted in Corruption Case
The verdicts against Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal came days before the country holds a presidential election that protesters have called a sham.
Aleksei Navalny, Boris Johnson, Algeria: Your Tuesday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know.
In an Epic Standoff, Unarmed Algerians Get the Army to Blink
They protest twice a week, and the army allows it, wary of a bloody confrontation. So Algeria’s still-bloodless revolution continues.