15 October 2020 | HRW – Human Rights Watch
Algeria
2 men were sentenced to prison terms and 42 persons to suspended terms after mass arrests at what the police alleged was a “gay wedding”
Algeria: Mass Convictions for Homosexuality (Appeal or News Release, English)
8 October 2020 | AI – Amnesty International
Algeria
Activist detained for criticising the government in critical health conditions
Inhaftierter Aktivist in kritischem Zustand; UA-Nr: UA-153/2020 [MDE 28/3190/2020] (Appeal or News Release, German)
8 October 2020 | AI – Amnesty International
Algeria
Activist detained for criticising the government in critical health conditions
Detained Activist in Critical Condition; First UA:153/20 [MDE 28/3190/2020] (Appeal or News Release, English)
8 October 2020 | BBC News
Algeria
Protesters in several cities call for measures against violence against women as body of raped and killed teen is found
Chaïma: Algeria women protest over teen's rape and murder (Media Report, English)
30 September 2020 | USDOL – US Department of Labor
Algeria
Annual report on child labor (covering 2019)
2019 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor: Algeria (Periodical Report, English)
24 September 2020 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), IFJ – International Federation of Journalists (Author), IPI – International Press Institute (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), Adil Soz; et al. (Author)
Algeria
Joint NGO statement on state crackdown on civil society and journalists (arbitrary arrests, detentions and judicial harassment)
Subject: 31 human rights groups call for urgent response to the Algerian government’s intensifying crackdown on civil society and journalists amidst the COVID-19 pandemic [MDE 28/3115/2020] (Appeal or News Release, English)
September 2020 | UK Home Office
Algeria
Country information and protection guidelines for British asylum authorities on background information (history; geography and demography; constitution; political system; economy; media and telecommunications; citizenship; corruption; healthcare; NGOs; children; freedom of movement; journalists and media workers; political opposition; prison conditions; religious groups; women) (supersedes ID 1406163)
Country Policy and Information Note Algeria: Background information, including actors of protection and internal relocation (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
16 September 2020 | OHCHR – UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Algeria
UN human rights experts condemn work-related 2-year prison sentence against a journalist
UN experts condemn jail sentence against Algerian journalist and call for his release (Appeal or News Release, English)
15 September 2020 | AI – Amnesty International
Algeria
Journalist sentenced to 2 years in prison for his coverage of the Hirak protests
Algeria: Appeal court issues outrageous two-year prison sentence against journalist Khaled Drareni (Appeal or News Release, English)
15 September 2020 | RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières
Algeria
Appeal court confirmed conviction of journalist Khaled Drareni; the sentence was reduced from 3 to 2 years imprisonment
Algerian journalist must serve two years in prison, appeal court says (Appeal or News Release, English)