Algeria
Algeria expels over 1,800 migrants to Niger border, rights group says
Algeria expelled 1,845 migrants to Niger’s border in a mass operation on April 19, rights group Alarmphone Sahara
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Tunisia
Tunisia detains leading lawyer Ahmed Souab
Tunisian police on Monday detained prominent lawyer and outspoken critic of President Saied, Ahmed Souab, according to media reports. Lawyer
Tunisia
Lawyers condemn last week’s opposition trial in Tunisia as political repression
Tunisian lawyers and families are challenging the legitimacy of a mass trial that handed nearly 900 years of combined prison
Morocco
Moroccan politician on trial denies seizing drug lord’s villa
Said Naciri, former chairman of Wydad Casablanca and a senior member of Morocco’s ruling coalition, denied in court Friday
Tunisia
Tunisia opposition figures sentenced in mass trial
A Tunisian court sentenced 40 individuals on Saturday, including prominent political opposition figures, lawyers, and human rights defenders, of up
Morocco
Moroccans demonstrate against Gaza war and ties with Israel
Thousands marched in Rabat on Sunday to protest Israel’s war in Gaza and demand an end to Morocco’s
Libya
Sarkozy’s Libya trial wraps up, verdict anticipated in September
The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, accused of receiving illicit campaign financing from Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi during
Mauritania
Mauritania shuts down in pro-Palestinian protest
A nationwide strike brought Mauritania to a standstill on Monday, as schools, universities and markets closed in protest against Israel’
Algeria
Algerian prosecutor appeals jail term for writer Sansal
Algeria’s prosecutor has appealed the five-year prison sentence handed to Boualem Sansal, a French-Algerian writer convicted of undermining Algeria’
Tunisia
Jailed Tunisian activist begins hunger strike in protest
Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a Tunisian opposition figure arrested in February 2023 on state conspiracy charges, has begun a hunger strike,
Algeria
Macron urges Algeria to pardon jailed writer
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to show “mercy and humanity” toward Boualem Sansal, AFP reports. The
Tunisia
Tunisia set to withdraw access for individuals and NGOs to the African Court
The Tunisian government has decided to withdraw individuals and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with observer status before the African Commission on
Algeria
French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal sentenced to five years in Algerian Prison
French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, known for his criticism of the Algerian government and Islamism, has been sentenced to five years