Algeria

Algerian government fiddles as country burns

At least 71 people have died in Algeria as forest fires sweep through large parts of the north African country.

International round up: Election boycott shakes ruling regime

Millions of people in Algeria, north Africa, boycotted elections held on Saturday as a sign of their continuing opposition to the ruling regime.

Frantz Fanon—a vital defence of violence by the oppressed

Every struggle that confronts the violence of the system by throwing back some of its own faces the accusation that resistance itself is the problem. In response many turn to the ideas of Frantz Fanon—the anti-colonial writer and activist.

Letters—Scrapping our public health body is all about deflection

Scapegoating is behind the Tory decision to scrap Public Health England (PHE), growing support for Scottish independence, plus more.

Strikes and marches challenge Algeria vote

Algerian workers began a four-day general strike last Sunday to protest against a fraudulent presidential election scheduled for this week.

Veteran FLN liberation fighters join protests against Algerian regime

Huge democracy demonstrations in Algeria, north Africa, last week came on a particularly important date.

International round-up—Protest at German mine

25 June 2019
Thousands of activists stormed a German coal mine last weekend to draw attention to the use of climate-wrecking fossil fuels.

Protesters keep up the fight for change in Algeria

11 June 2019
People took to the streets of Algeria last week in huge numbers for the 16th successive Friday of protests

Algerian state cracks down on movement

04 June 2019
The Algerian state is stepping up its repression of protesters in an effort to quash the mass movement demanding real change

Algerian students reject ruling clique

21 May 2019
Thousands of students broke through police lines to storm government buildings in Algiers on Sunday.

Algeria sees protests, arrests and debate about how to beat the state

12 May 2019
The Algerian regime is using both concessions and repression in an effort to stabilise its rule. But huge protests and strikes continue.

Military try to head off real change in Sudan

30 April 2019
Sudan’s generals are desperate to force through a dodgy deal with the opposition, writes Charlie Kimber

Protests grow bigger in Algeria despite brutal police crackdown

23 April 2019
A protester in Algeria has died in hospital of injuries sustained while protesting. Yettou Ramzi’s relatives said this was because he was beaten by police.

Algeria’s fights for freedom

21 April 2019
Algerians had to fight a brutal war for independence. But the struggle for freedom didn’t end when the nationalists kicked out the French in 1962, writes Alistair Farrow

Protests repressed in Algeria

16 April 2019
Strikes and protests in Algeria have continued despite the regime’s attempts to undercut the movement.

Algeria - conquest by France

15 April 2019
Algeria's revolt has been shaped by a history of imperialism and revolution. As part of a new series, Alistair Farrow looks at the French conquest from the 1830s to the 1950s

What next after movement forces out the Algerian president?

09 April 2019
Will protesters wind down their campaign after bringing down president Bouteflika or will they seek deeper change, asks Alistair Farrow

Millions-strong Algerian movement piles pressure on hated regime

06 April 2019
Millions of Algerians protested on Friday despite the former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika being forced from office on Tuesday.

‘We need to remove the whole regime’ say Algerian protesters as president goes

03 April 2019
Mass protests and strikes have forced out Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

Mass revolts sweep Algeria

01 April 2019
Sections of the army have abandoned president Abdelaziz Bouteflika as huge protests and strikes hit Algeria. At issue now is how deep the changes will go, reports Alistair Farrow