April 2020 | USCIRF – US Commission on International Religious Freedom
Algeria
Annual report on religious freedom (covering 2019)
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 2020 Annual Report; USCIRF – Recommended for Special Watch List: Algeria (Periodical Report, English)
27 April 2020 | AI – Amnesty International
Algeria
Arbitrary prosecutions of Hirak activists continued despite COVID-19 pandemic; at least 20 activists either summoned by police or arrested between 7 March and 13 April 2020
Algeria: End repression against Hirak activists and journalists amid COVID-19 (Appeal or News Release, English)
23 April 2020 | RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières
Algeria
Newly adopted law criminalising information "undermining public order and security" will increase restrictions on press freedom
“Fake news” bill will tighten gag on press freedom in Algeria (Appeal or News Release, English)
April 2020 | AI – Amnesty International
Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Botswana, China, Congo, Democratic Republic, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Democratic People's Republic, Korea, Republic, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, State of Palestine, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tanzania, United Republic, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Report on death sentences and executions in the year 2019 worldwide
Death Sentences and Executions 2019 (Periodical Report, English)
20 April 2020 | BAMF – Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Côte d'Ivoire, Chad, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Yemen
Brief update on recent developments (security, politics, economy) in selected countries
Briefing Notes 20 April 2020 (Periodical Report, English)
20 April 2020 | BAMF – Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Côte d'Ivoire, Chad, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Somalia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Yemen
Brief update on recent developments (security, politics, economy) in selected countries
Briefing Notes 20. April 2020 (Periodical Report, German)
16 April 2020 | OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture
Algeria
Appeal to release leader of human rights association who was arbitrarily detained and sentenced to one year in prison due to comments on social media and participation in demonstrations for democratic change
Algérie: Condamnation et poursuite de la détention arbitraire de M. Abdelouahab Fersaoui [DZA 001 / 1019 / OBS 078.1] (Appeal or News Release, French)
6 April 2020 | RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), IPI – International Press Institute (Author), AccessNow; et al. (Author)
Algeria, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Morocco, Rwanda
Joint NGO statement calling for the release of detained journalists amid Covid-19 outbreak
Covid-19 in Africa: RSF joins a coalition of civil society organizations to demand the release of imprisoned journalists on the continent (Appeal or News Release, English)
5 April 2020 | HRW – Human Rights Watch
Algeria
Opposition figure Karim Tabbou sentenced to one year imprisonment in an apparent unfair trial one day before the end of his 6-months prison sentence for criticising the army
Algérie: La peine d’un leader d’opposition doublée la veille de sa libération (Appeal or News Release, French)
5 April 2020 | HRW – Human Rights Watch
Algeria
Opposition figure Karim Tabbou sentenced to one year imprisonment in an apparent unfair trial one day before the end of his 6-months prison sentence for criticising the army
Algeria: Protest Leader’s Sentence Doubled on Eve of His Release | Human Rights Watch (Appeal or News Release, English)
