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Your Excellency: I am writing to strongly protest Your Excellency's recent promulgation of a draconian decree further restricting freedom of expression,...

An Algerian opposition figure has been arrested at the hospital of President Bouteflika, whose rule in Algeria has been challenged by protests over the past...

Hundreds of students protested in the Algerian capital on Tuesday, accusing ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of seeking to prolong his two-decade

Protests against President Bouteflika have rocked major Algerian cities.

The accelerating pace of events calls for a careful U.S. response, since instability in Algeria could cause significant disruptions in North Africa, the...

Police arrest 180 people after clashes with 'infiltrators,' among demonstrators who injure 83 policemen, police statement says

The 82-year-old, whose bid to seek a fifth term sparked widespread demonstrations, was in Geneva for medical treatment.

Algerian authorities placed a former cabinet minister in detention on suspicion of squandering public funds, state television said.

The 81-year-old president, who has been in power since 1999, suffers from many ailments and is rarely seen in public.