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Ragheb Malli • 02 Oct 2023

Algeria: New Media Law Tightens Restrictions on Online Content

Despite disputes around the new Media Law in Algeria, president Abdelmadjid Tebboune signed the new legislation into effect, and it…

  • Algeria
  • Freedom Of Expression
  • journalism
Internet shutdowns in Algeria: a blow to human rights and the national economy • 26 Jun 2023

Internet shutdowns in Algeria: a blow to human rights and the national economy

The publication of this article was delayed due to the internet shutdown in Algeria. Like many others who heavily rely…

  • Algeria
  • Internet access
  • Internet Shutdown
Ragheb Malli • 04 Nov 2022

After Algeria’s Hirak Movement: Retaliation Against Digital Spaces

  • Algeria
  • Algeria
  • Freedom of Expression
SMEX • 21 Jun 2022

Internet Shutdowns and their Impact on Society

  • Algeria
  • ExamShutdowns
  • Internet access
SMEX • 30 Aug 2021

Enforced disappearances and accompanying impunity continue to prevail in the region

Today, on the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we the 33 undersigned local, regional,…

  • Algeria
  • Algeria
  • Egypt
Ali Sibai • 22 Sep 2020

#NoExamShutdown: 4 MENA countries shut down the internet so far “to fight cheating”!

This year, governments in the Middle East and North Africa have continued to shut down and throttle the internet during…

  • Algeria
  • Blackout
  • Exams
smexadmin • 22 Jun 2016

Algeria Reconsiders Blocking Social Media to Prevent Cheating on Exams

Feature image via Leswer, Wikimedia Commons.        The Internet was accessible again in Algeria at 3 p.m. last…

  • Algeria
  • Algerian Government
  • Exam Cheating