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News | Activist and video journalist Amir DZ released within 24 hours of his arrest after emergency protests took place in seven cities including outside Nanterre police station in Paris where he was held. https://t.co/DUw1Ls9lvP

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History, Your Stories | Twitter users share harrowing family stories to commemorate Algerian Independence day. Many stories were neatly compiled in a response to a tweet by
@basickhadija encouraging people to share. https://t.co/CgHa5NIKyt #IndependenceDay

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Read the full story here: https://t.co/hxFA8R3jKD

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Just one day after the celebration and commemoration of #algerianindependenceday from France, the vocal anti-regime activist, Amir Boukhors, better known as AmirDZ, has been arrested in France, where he was seeking political asylum. Amir has been informed that he will

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Given the uncharacteristically high prison sentence, the Algerian regime’s treatment of protestors and activists, and how much information on high ranking officials @BoukhorsAmir1 has exposed, there are concerns amongst the opposition that he will be subject to torture or killed.

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Algerians gathered in front of the police station in Paris where Amir DZ is being detained in protest. Online they are using the hashtags #je_suis_amir and #كلنا_امير to express their solidarity.

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amongst the political elite, as well as to expose their family scandals. The move to extradite him comes just two days after President Tebboune spoke of 'appeased relations' with France and praised President Macron for being 'honest' towards colonial history. #algerie #الجزائر

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Just one day after the celebration and commemoration of #algerianindependenceday from France, the vocal anti-regime activist, Amir Boukhors, better known as AmirDZ, has been arrested in France, where he was seeking political asylum. Amir has been informed that he will

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be extradited to Algeria, where he is sentenced to thirty years in prison in absentia. Since the beginning of the #hirak protest movement Amir has been one of the leading voices against the Algerian Establishment. He has used Youtube and Facebook to speak out against corruption

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BREAKING: Bouazza Ouassini, head of the Directorate General of Internal Security, and Algeria’s ‘strongman’ following the death of Gaïd Salah, has been handed an eight-year prison sentence. #Algeria #Algerie #الجزائر #BreakingNews #secretservice

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Riot police are using tear gas canisters to disperse protestors in Béjaïa. #hirak #protests #الجمعة_70

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Bejaia. Les forces antiémeutes font usage de bombes lacrymogènes pour disperser les manifestants qui continuent à se rassembler.

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A dozen protestors took to the streets in Constantine, showing greater adherence to the advice to wear masks. It’s been reported that since this video was posted to Facebook 35 minutes ago, a number of them have been arrested. #hirak #protests #الجمعة_70 #coronavirus

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*”j’en ai marre”

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The #hirak protest in Béjaïa is in full force. Protestors chant 'en a marre des généraux' 'we're fed up of the generals' as they march through the centre of the city. #protests

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An elevated view of Boumati Al-Harrach market from this morning shows overcrowding and no social distancing. Pro-#hirak observers call out perceived hypocrisy in the official banning of protests and marches, and the continued closure of mosques, while markets and stores are busy.

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As of yet, #hirak protests have reportedly not begun in Algiers. Additional security barriers were set up this morning at the city limits and have caused congestion at entry points.

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In Tizi Ouzou the protests began around 30 minutes ago. Advice to wear masks and social distance seems to have been largely ignored. #hirak #protests

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Hirak protestors are expected to take back to the streets today following a three month hiatus. The return follows last Friday's demonstrations in the Kabylie regions of Tizi Ouzou and Béjaïa https://t.co/tIsZKHjrCM

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Alongside these figures, the official spokesman for the Corona Virus Monitoring and Follow-up Committee, Dr. Jamal Vorar, also claimed in yesterday's daily briefing that there have been 3058 cases of recovery.

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COVID-19 UPDATE | Over the last couple of days, Algeria's coronavirus death toll has increased by 15, while the number of cases has gone up by 362. The total death count is now 522, and total number of confirmed cases is at 6253.

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COVID-19 UPDATE | Yesterday it was reported that in the previous 24 hours were 5 new deaths, bringing the total to 507, and 168 confirmed new cases of coronavirus in Algeria, bringing the total number to 5891 cases.