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In despotic fashion, the Bouteflika clan cancels election to cling on to power

in North Africa/Stories
Abdelaziz Bouteflika

As suggested yesterday by the Algiers Herald, Algeria’s dictatorial regime has opted for the postponement of the election without setting a timeline for the next election, which will likely result in Bouteflika remaining president until his death. Some have come…

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Malaysian man sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for insulting Islam​

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Malaysian police car leaving a court

It is one of the heaviest religious convictions in recent years in Malaysia. A Malaysian man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for insulting Islam and the Prophet Muhammad on social networks, police said on Saturday.…

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Presidential elections could be postponed as Algeria’s president flies back home

in North Africa/Stories
Abdelaziz Bouteflika's airplane parked in Geneva's airport

Abdelaziz Bouteflika might have just become too cumbersome for the Swiss authorities. The Gulfstream IV aircraft belonging to the Algerian government took off this Sunday at around 4 P.M from Geneva airport where it had landed a few hours earlier,…

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Qatar alleged to have bribed FIFA through Al-Jazeera payments

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Qatar wins its bid to host the World Cup

New revelations of corruption have emerged regarding the Qatar’s controversial bid for hosting the World Cup. According to the British daily The Sunday Times, new evidence suggests that the host country of the World Cup has bribed FIFA in order…

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Saïd Bouteflika and Gaid Salah “run the country together”

in North Africa/Stories

Retired General Hocine Benhadid spoke about the current situation in the country, in an interview with the daily newspaper El Watan, where he denounced Saïd Bouteflika’s stubbornness in keeping his brother in power. The general praised the popular uprising against…

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Bouteflika’s regime closes university campuses

in North Africa/Stories

The incompetence of the Bouteflika regime knows no boundaries. Spring break for universities has been changed to the 10th of March at the last minute, starting tomorrow, instead of the 21st of March. It has also been lengthened and will…

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SHOCKING: Man murders his sister for having a boyfriend

in North Africa/Society

A 26-year-old man was arrested by the National Gendarmerie on the 6th of March after he murdered his younger sister in the Tolga commune, part of the Wilaya of Biskra.  According to media sources, the young man killed his 20-year-old…

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Bouteflika’s entourage sued for abducting the president

in North Africa/Stories

An Algerian national has filed a lawsuit with the Swiss courts accusing relatives of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of “kidnapping a person incapable of discernment” reports the Swiss newspaper La Tribune de Genève. According to the same source, the Algerian…

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Bouteflika ‘plays dumb’ in new letter sent from Geneva

in North Africa/Stories

In yet another letter the president could not have possibly written himself, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the man who banned public gatherings back in 2001 after his forces shot dead 130 Berbers, continues to turn a deaf ear to the majority of…

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E.U to Algeria’s regime: Respect the freedoms guaranteed by your constitution

in Human Rights

The European Commission today called the authorities to respect the “freedom of expression and assembly” guaranteed by the Algerian constitution. “When we talk about demonstrations, the rights to freedom of expression and assembly are enshrined in the Algerian Constitution” stated…

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