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Algeria: Update – Acquittal of human rights defender Abdelkader Kherbaposted on: 2012/09/12

On 11 September 2012, human rights defender Mr Abdelkader Kherba was acquitted of the charges against him and released by the Ksar Bukhari Court. He had been in detention since 21 August.

Algeria: Update – Bail application of human rights defender Abdelkader Kherba rejectedposted on: 2012/08/29

On the morning of 28 August 2012, the trial of human rights defender Mr Abdelkader Kherba was adjourned until 4 September. The list of witnesses provided by the defence was accepted by the Ksar Bukhari Court, but the human rights defender was denied bail with no justification provided for keeping him in detention.

Algeria: Arrest of human rights defender Mr Abdelkader Kherba and fears of execution of suspended sentenceposted on: 2012/08/23

On 21 August 2012, human rights defender Mr Abdelkader Kherba was arrested while taking part in a peaceful protest against water shortages in Ksar Bukhari.

France/Algeria: Extradition of Human Rights Defender Mourad Dhina Rejected by French Judge posted on: 2012/07/05

The Paris court responsible for the consideration of the Algerian request for the extradition of Dr Mourad Dhina handed down its decision today. The court rejected the extradition request and released Mourad from detention.

Case of Mourad Dhina: Prosecutor Qualifies Extradition Request as 'Grotesque'posted on: 2012/06/22

This Wednesday, 20 June, the Algerian government’s request for the extradition of Dr Mourad Dhina was once again examined by the Paris court. To recall, during the last substantial hearing on 21 March, the court was confronted by the contradictions and incoherence of the file presented by the Algerian authorities, and asked for further information, including specific documents. In particular the court requested a copy of the document referring the case to the criminal court of Algiers on 26 October 2004.

Algeria: Arrest and threats against human rights defender Ms Nassima Guettal, before her subsequent releaseposted on: 2011/11/28

On 25 November 2011, at approximately 10 am, human rights defender Ms Nassima Guettal was arrested by the police in Algiers.

Algeria: Arbitrary arrest and detention of human rights defender Mr Noureddine Belmouhoubposted on: 2011/10/27

On 23 October 2011, human rights defender and lawyer Mr Noureddine Belmouhoub was arbitrarily arrested by officers of the Intelligence and Security Directorate (DRS) and held in a detention centre in Algiers.

Algeria: Human rights defender Yacine Zaid summoned and interrogatedposted on: 2011/09/06

On 4 September 2011, human rights defender Mr Yacine Zaid was summoned by police to present himself in the town of Batna, south east Algeria. Yacine Zaid is the President of the Ligue Algérienne de Défense des Droits de l'Homme (LADDH) in the province of Laghouat.

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Yacine Zaid was summoned by the criminal investigation unit of the central police station in the town of Batna. Batna is located some 500km from the city of Laghouat where Yacine Zaid lives. Prior to the summons, Yacine Zaid had never been to Batna, and it remains unknown why he was summoned to present himself at a police station in a province some 500km from where he lives.

In the afternoon of 4 September, Yacine Zaid was interrogated about his involvement in LADDH, his engagement with the National Coordination for Democratic Change (CNCD), and about his online blog as well as other social networking activities. He was also questioned about his alleged membership of an apparently new online movement named Chaouie Youth for Change (Jeunesse Chaouie pour le changement / Chabiba echaouya litaghyr).

Algeria - Cherifa Kheddar wins International Service Human Rights Award for the Defence of the Human Rights of Womenposted on: 2008/12/17

We are delighted to announce that Ms. Cherifa Kheddar of Algeria was successfully nominated as the winner of the 2009 International Service Human Rights Award for the Defence of the Human Rights of Women. We are so pleased that her tireless and important work has been recognized and we hope that this international visibility helps in her current situation, where the local government is putting pressure upon her livelihood and residence. For background to the alerts issued regarding Cherifa please see here