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Algeria: Authorities Must Immediately Rescind Ruling to Dissolve Independent Teachers Union

The decision to dissolve the teachers union is a serious assault on the rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly in…

July 28, 2026

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Algeria: 22 Years After Pledge to Establish National Shelters Authorities Still Failing Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

More than two decades after Algerian authorities committed to confront the scrouge of violence against women and girls, access to…

June 25, 2026

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Algeria: Ensure Fair Retrial of Dozens Accused of Violence in Kabylie without Resort to the Death Penalty

The Algerian authorities must ensure the upcoming retrial adheres strictly to international fair trial standards.

February 27, 2026

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Algeria: Trade Unionist Ali Mammeri Faces 10 years in Prison After Court Upholds His Unjust Conviction

Ali Mammeri’s 10-year prison sentence is deeply arbitrary and sends an alarming signal to other trade unionists in the country.

February 3, 2026

Seifeddine Makhlouf, wearing a blue suit and tie with a white shirt, holds a thumbs up and smiles in a crowded room. He has a stubbly gray beard and hair slicked back.
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Algeria/Tunisia: Forced Return of Asylum Seeker and Political Dissident a Violation of International Law

Algerian authorities must clarify the legal basis for the forced return of asylum seeker and former parliamentarian and government critic Seifeddine Makhlouf to Tunisia.

January 26, 2026

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Algeria: Authorities Must Immediately Drop Charges Against Mohamed Tadjadit and 12 Hirak Activists

Algerian authorities must immediately drop charges against Hirak activist and poet Mohamed Tadjadit and 12 others facing long prison terms or death.

November 27, 2025

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Algeria: Authorities Step Up Crackdown on Peaceful Dissent in the Face of New Expressions of Discontent

Nothing can justify detaining and jailing people solely for having expressed dissatisfaction about political and socioeconomic conditions.

April 25, 2025

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Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa: A review of 2018

The international community’s chilling complacency towards wide-scale human rights violations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has emboldened…

February 26, 2019

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Repression on the rise in Algeria as peaceful protesters face imprisonment

The Algerian authorities must end their relentless efforts to silence peaceful protesters, said Amnesty International ahead of the start of…

May 18, 2016

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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms

On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…

February 22, 2016

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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016