Emotion filled the voice of Mustapha Bouchachi as the Algerian veteran lawyer and human rights activist recalled the peaceful mass protests that swept aside President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The young protesters “are finishing what my generation failed to do”, said the man who became a mentor to demonstrators who have mobilised against “the system”. Bouchachi, in […]
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Algerians protest Bouteflika bid for fifth term on deadline day
Hundreds of students staged new protests Sunday in the Algerian capital and other cities against a fifth term for ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as he faced a midnight deadline to register for April elections. Chanting “Bouteflika go away”, protesters rallied near the main city centre campus of the University of Algiers, cordoned off by police, […]