When Fraud Goes Unpunished and Activism Is Jailed: Rethinking Algeria’s Broken Justice System
The talk of a “crisis of justice” in Algeria is no longer merely a political label brandished by the opposition, or a rallying cry chanted by human rights organizations on international platforms; it has become a terrifying reality imposed by statistics, court rulings, and documented facts in court records. We are faced with a judicial landscape that reveals a profound imbalance in the scales of justice, where the balance tips suspiciously in favor of corruption […]
Yamina Meghraoui on Trial: Further Repression of Independent Women Trade Unionists in Algeria
Algeria – May 8, 2025 After more than a year and a half of judicial investigations, Yamina Maghraoui, a union leader and member of the National Secretariat of the Confederation of Trade Unions of Productive Forces (COSYFOP) and head of the Working Women’s Committee of the SNAPAP union, was referred to the Misdemeanor Court to face charges related to “spreading false news that could harm public order,” in accordance with Article 196 bis of the […]