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  • Algeriaˈs civil society is once again being targeted by the authorities. With the judicial dissolution of the human rights league LADDH, yet another human rights group critical of the government has been shut down – the outlook could hardly be worse.
    Human rights in Algeria

    Banned, intimidated, driven into exile

    Algeria's civil society is once again being targeted by the authorities. With the judicial dissolution of the human rights league LADDH, yet another human rights group critical of the government has been shut down – the outlook could hardly be worse. By Sofian Philip Naceur

  • Military parade in Algeria's capital Algiers to mark the 60th anniversary of independence from France on 5 July 2022.
    Algeria at 60

    No more lethargy – Algiers’ passive foreign policy is over

    For the first time since 1989, Algeria‘s authoritarian regime has sent a military parade marching through Algiers. A formidable show of strength designed to impress rival regional powers, the event also sought to highlight the country’s own stance on Israel and Palestine. By Sofian Philip Naceur

  • Algeria‘s regime is again cracking down on anti-fracking activists and the unemployed in the country‘s south. Yet EU states remain keen to scale up their energy cooperation with Algiers, despite the reprisals faced by environmentalists.
    Algeria‘s gas reserves

    Is defending the environment terrorism?

    Algeria‘s regime is again cracking down on anti-fracking activists and the unemployed in the country‘s south. Yet EU countries remain keen to scale up their energy cooperation with Algiers, despite the reprisals faced by environmentalists. By Sofian Philip Naceur

  • King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Tunisia.
    Western Sahara

    Is a gas crisis with Algeria on the horizon for Spain?

    Madrid's about-face on the Western Sahara conflict has enraged Algeria. Trade relations have been frozen unilaterally and a cut in gas supplies to Europe could be in the pipeline. By Ralph Schulze

  • Turkey

    Erdogan's search for partners in the Middle East

    Ankara is seeking to improve its relations with several states in the Middle East – such as the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Israel. There are several reasons for this. Meanwhile, those being approached are not averse to the idea. By Kersten Knipp

  • Democratic disappointments in Algeria

    How can the Hirak meet Algerians' democratic needs?

    Saturday's historically low election turnout was a reflection of Algerians' ongoing frustration with the political status quo. Faced with mounting state repression, however, the likelihood of the Hirak evolving from popular protest movement into a significant opposition force appears slim. By Ilhem Rachidi

  • Femicide and coronavirus in the Maghreb

    Algeria's ongoing war against women – #WeLostOneOfUs

    The Algerian state's insufficient response to a recent spate of femicides has driven hundreds of women to defy coronavirus lockdown restrictions to take part in street protests, while also rekindling a debate about the death penalty. By Dalia Ghanem

  • DW documentary: Algeria – Between hope and resignation

    Why Hirak supporters are still piling on the pressure

    Since February 2019, millions of Algerians have been demonstrating against the government. They first took to the streets to demand more democracy and protest the renewed candidacy of former authoritarian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

  • Book review: Kaouther Adimi’s "December Kids"

    Algeria's younger generation rebels

    In her third and most recent novel, Paris-based Algerian author Kaouther Adimi writes almost prophetically about a rebellion by a handful of children against the rigid and outdated system in her home country. Claudia Kramatschek read the book for Qantara

  • Algeria: how the Hirak fared in 2020

    Protestors still calling for genuine democracy

    Algeria has not found peace since Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was president for 20 years, resigned under massive public pressure in April 2019. On 1 November 2020, the government held a constitutional referendum to end the political crisis. But things did not work out as it planned. On the contrary, the rifts between the regime and the pro-democracy movement have deepened further. The opposition now wants to use the momentum from the latest wave of protests to better organise itself. By Sofian Philip Naceur

  • France, terrorism and identity politics

    Emmanuel Macron's determination to pick the wrong battle

    Emmanuel Macron appears to want to rekindle the old conflicts between Occident and Orient. He blusters on about a "crisis of Islam", as if oblivious to the more acute crises society is facing these days, says Stefan Buchen in his essay

  • On Bangladesh's isolated "Rohingya island"

    Bangladesh has invested €248 million to make Bhasan Char island liveable for the Rohingya. But the refugees, currently camped in Cox's Bazar district, are reluctant to move to the cyclone-prone island. By Arafatul Islam & Naomi Conrad

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