A new round of Arab uprisings? In the past year, protesters in Algeria and Sudan have brought down long-time rulers and more could be on the cards
that the more recent demonstrations that have taken place in much cooler temperatures “are as much about frustration with the government and unemployment as they are about lack of services”.starting early on Thursday until further notice, following the deaths of nine people in anti-government protests which turned violent.
According to Amnesty, the authorities have carried out: “Sweeping arrests of hundreds of peaceful protesters as well as carrying out more targeted arbitrary arrests of human rights lawyers, journalists, political activists and politicians.”re-arrestedEarlier in September, Egypt had seen small but rare anti-government demonstrations that were followed by a security clampdown by the authorities.
On September 20, small protests had popped up in Egypt due to corruption allegations by an Egyptian businessman living outside the country in self-imposed exile. Sisi denied the allegations, calling them “sheer lies”.The Algerian protests were sparked by Bouteflika announcing his candidacy for a fifth presidential term. The 82-year old Bouteflika had already ruled Algeria since 1999. The protests that began on February 16 led to the military demanding Bouteflika’s resignation.
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