A question on religion in a physical sciences exam
In Tunisia, in a physical sciences exam a teacher asks his students to complete a Qur’anic verse, provoking outcry on social media. This happened Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 during an exam at the pilot college “Jaafer Majed” in Kairouan, a… Keep Reading
Bouteflika ‘plays dumb’ in new letter sent from Geneva
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… Keep Reading
E.U to Algeria’s regime: Respect the freedoms guaranteed by your constitution
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… Keep Reading
VIDEO: Rachid Nekkaz arrested on his way to Algiers
Merzouk Touati’s trial
The blogger, detained since January 2017, was prosecuted for spying for the benefit of “foreign agents with the aim of undermining Algeria’s diplomatic position”, “incitement to take up arms” and “incitement to gather”, and this, following the publication of two… Keep Reading
In Bouteflika’s Algeria, internet is cut off and the press is forbidden from filming a historic protest
Police forces have been deployed in large numbers this Friday, March 1st, in the capital Algiers, in anticipation of protests against Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term, all police units have reportedly been instructed to prevent any media coverage of… Keep Reading
VIDEO: Shocking images of torture in Libyan migrants centres emerge
A report by Channel 4, broadcast on Monday February 25th, reveals the inhuman conditions of detention of migrants in Libya. The reportage illustrates the migrants’ everyday life in detention centres in Libya. Migrants are malnourished, beaten and burned, many are… Keep Reading
VIDEO: journalists brutally arrested in Algiers
This morning, the police arrested a number of journalists who had gathered to protest for a free press and against the current censorship by the regime in Algiers. More than one hundred journalists, photographers, cameramen who came to protest, were… Keep Reading