Weary protesters see straight through Tebboune s new Algeria
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16 Jul, 2021
Comment: A month after the election, Algerians are back on the streets protesting the same corruption, lack of reform and joblessness that led them to boycott the vote, writes Malia Bouattia.
Algerians have been protesting against the military regime since February 2019 [Getty]
Despite Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune s declaration that the recent parliamentary elections would deliver a new Algeria, the uprisings this week in the south of the country suggest that the same old problems continue to plague the population.
The Algerian government put all its weight behind the elections that took place last month, portraying them as an opportunity for national renewal.
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The Algerian authorities must immediately drop all charges against human rights defenders Kaddour Chouicha, Jamila Loukil and Said Boudour, as well as 12 other Hirak activists who all face the death penalty or lengthy prison sentences based on trumped-up charges of “participation in a terrorist organization” and “conspiracy against the state” in connection to their participation in peaceful protests, Amnesty International said ahead of their court hearing on 18 May.
University professor Kaddour Chouicha and journalists Jamila Loukil and Said Boudour are members of the Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH) and have been part of the Hirak movement calling for radical political change in Algeria through a series of largely peaceful protests since February 2019.