Four years after a popular uprising fueled hopes for change and real democracy, the country’s government is using vaguely defined statutes to round up hundreds.
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Algeria Cracks Down on Last Remaining Independent Media Outlet
The country has effectively closed down one of the last places in Algeria for freewheeling political debate, which carried on even as the military-backed regime that leads the country grew increasingly authoritarian.
In Algeria, Macron Seeks to Reshape Traumatic Ties With France
On a three-day visit, the French president said he was seeking “truth and acknowledgment” over the war and colonialism.
Wildfires in Algeria Kill More Than 60 People
More than two dozen soldiers who were fighting the fires are among the dead.
Hopes Fade for New Political Course in Algeria a Year After Popular Uprising
“We are moving backward fast,” said a leading figure in protests last year that ousted the country’s authoritarian ruler.