Rising Algerian Migration to Europe in 2026: Is Trade Union Repression Driving Young People to Leave?
The increased arrival of boats carrying Algerian migrants to Spanish shores in recent weeks, particularly at the start of Ramadan, is not merely a circumstantial development, but rather reflects an accumulation of internal structural crises. However, an economic analysis alone is insufficient; there is a direct trade union, human rights, and social dimension that explains a significant part of this human exodus. The suppression of trade union activity is a driving factor for migration during […]
Did the Popular Hirak Succeed? A Question That Allows No Courtesy
A blog post by the Confederation's president, Mellal Raouf, on the seventh anniversary of the popular movement: I was pleased to participate in a seminar and special coverage organized by Al Magharibia TV in Paris. It was an opportunity to meet a number of activists and key figures in the political arena. Frankly, I noticed that some of them held a negative view of me; I don't know if it was for ideological or personal reasons. Nevertheless, I tried to engage with them...
Trade Unionist Ali Mammeri Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Despite International Appeals
The Algerian judiciary issued a final ruling today, sentencing trade unionist Ali Mamri to ten years in prison, in one of the most serious cases related to trade union freedoms in the country in recent years. Ali Mamri is a well-known trade union figure and a member of the Confederation of Productive Forces Trade Unions (COSYFOP). His name has been associated in recent years with his public advocacy for social rights […]
Algerian civil society denounces the illegal handover of Tunisian national Saif Eddine Makhlouf
The undersigned civil society and human rights organizations in Algeria express their deep concern and condemn in the strongest terms the extradition of Seifeddine Makhlouf, a Tunisian lawyer, political opponent, and asylum seeker, to Tunisia. Seifeddine Makhlouf was the subject of politically motivated persecution in Tunisia and had sought international protection in Algeria. Consequently, […]