Algeria: "Nothing can stop the Algerian people in their march for democracy"

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“Hirak” protesters demand the release of prisoners from the protest movement in Algiers on December 27, 2019. REUTERS / Ramzi Boudina

By: Magali Lagrange Follow

In Algeria, the president of the Youth Action Rally (RAJ) was released from prison on Monday. Abdelouahab Fersaoui, a 39-year-old academic, is one of the figures of "Hirak", the protest movement born in February 2019, which led to the resignation of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika. To discuss the future of "Hirak" and the current political situation in Algeria, Abdelouahab Fersaoui answers questions from Magali Lagrange.

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