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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionAlgeria’s political prisoners go on hunger strike amid escalating repressionTrade unionists in the country, who are already ceaselessly persecuted, are being targeted for their role in the...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisThese elections were supposed to deliver a ‘New Algeria’. So why didn't Algerians vote?The country has just seen its lowest ever voter turnout, weakening the standing of those elected and exposing an...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisHirak anniversary: Political prisoners freed as Algerians continue to protestTwo years on from the Hirak movement that brought down the former regime, people in Algeria are again taking to the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWomen’s rights have improved in North Africa, but the struggle continuesTen years after the Arab Spring uprisings, we looked at the impact on women’s rights in the Maghreb.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow Algeria’s new regime won a referendum but lost legitimacyWhy did the 2020 constitutional amendment in Algeria fail to give Tebboune’s regime the legitimacy it desperately needs?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat can the 2019 uprisings in North Africa and West Asia teach us?Only by building regional bridges can effective resistance to global capitalism be achieved.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn Algeria, a dangerous crackdown on independent trade unionsIndependent trade unionists in Algeria face escalating repression for their role in the ongoing democracy movement.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaExtractivism and resistance in North AfricaShould we see protests, uprisings and movements against extractivism as mainly environmental, or are these...
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Published in: Home: OpinionAfrican states cannot deny enforced disappearances any longerThe first hurdle towards tackling the deadly practice is getting governments to even acknowledge it.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAlgeria: there is no political reform without freedom of expression and mediaThe window of opportunity to implement true reforms, guaranteed by explicit laws and grounded in practice, is now.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Algerian Hirak: Young people and the non-violent revolutionAs foreign commentators predict its end or failure – Algerians march on. But not without the anxiety, worry and deep...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAlgeria: Divisions as country heads towards controversial electionsWill the Algerian public unite again once time has unraveled a clearer picture for the future?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaVeiling and revolutions: from Algeria to SudanWith women leading revolutions in Sudan and Algeria, it is natural to wonder again, will Arab uprisings be finished by women?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWelcome to the new Algerian revolution: an interview with Hamza HamoucheneWhile the first wave of the revolutions ended in defeat, it was sure to be back in Sudan and now Algeria with...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAlgeria in revolt: “We woke up and you will pay!”The abdication of President Bouteflika is a historic victory for the Algerian people — but the struggle for a true...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAlgeria breaks the wall of fearThousands of Algerians march to say 'No!' to a fifth presidential mandate for Bouteflika.
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Published in: HomeFear of forgetting – heroines who changed historySimone De Beauvoir and Gisele Halimi were indefatigable. They wrote to every responsible official in the judiciary,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCritical voices in critical times: Fanon, race & politics - an interview with Mireille Fanon-Mendès France (part 2 of 2)Mireille Fanon-Mendès France, activist, scholar, and daughter of Frantz Fanon, talks about the enduring relevance of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCritical voices in critical times: Fanon, race & politics - an interview with Mireille Fanon-Mendès France (part 1 of 2)Mireille Fanon-Mendès France, activist, scholar, and daughter of Frantz Fanon, talks about the enduring relevance of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaColonial history in the French elections: Algeria, Le Pen, and fascism at the heart of EuropeMarine Le Pen's declaration that colonialism was a positive thing is not only a denial of France's painful history,...
