Posts Tagged ‘algeria’
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Domino Effect: Algeria – the next revolution?
Watching those protests in Algeria, surrounded by tons of cops, reminded me of the years running up to 25 Jan 2011 in Egypt. The anger is building up, across the region. I wish my Algerian brothers and sisters all the luck in overthrowing their dictator. Solidarity from Cairo…
Feb
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#Jan25 #SidiBouzid Domino Effect: Anti-government protests in #Algeria
Via Reuters…
Thousands of police in riot gear blocked off the center of Algeria’s capital on Saturday and stopped government opponents from staging a protest march that sought to emulate Egypt’s popular revolt.
Small groups of demonstrators angry at President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gathered in May 1 Square in the center of Algiers shouting “Bouteflika out!.” They waved newspaper front pages reporting Friday’s overthrow of Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak.
But riot police hemmed them in, stopping them from carrying out a plan to march through the city. Other protesters trying to reach the square found their way blocked and at least one of the protest organizers was arrested.
“It is a state of siege,” said Abdeslam Ali Rachedi, a university lecturer and government opponent.
After about three hours, hundreds of people left the square quietly, with police opening up gaps in their cordon to let them through. Some 200 young men from a poor neighborhood nearby stayed on the square. Some threw objects at police.
Mubarak’s resignation and last month’s overthrow of Tunisia’s leader have electrified the Arab world and led many to ask which state could be next in a region with an explosive mix of authoritarian rule and popular anger.
Widespread unrest in Algeria could have implications for the world economy because it is a major oil and gas exporter. But many analysts say a revolt is unlikely because the government can use its energy wealth to resolve most grievances.
Feb
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#Jan25 إلى الإخوة الجزائريين .. لقنا عمرو أديب الدرس الذي يستحقه
Yesterday, the sensationalist buffoon, Amr Adeeb, who almost ignited a war between Egypt and Algeria over a football match, who always rallied to the defense of Mubarak and the regime, tried to show up in Tahrir Square, in an opportunist move. He was expelled immediately by the revolutionaries in Tahrir…
And on behalf of the Egyptian people, I’d like to apologize to our Algerian brothers and sisters for all the filth Adeeb said about the Algerian nation last November.
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Hossam el-Hamalawy is an Egyptian journalist from Cairo
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