The protests that shook Algeria are back

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The protests that shook Algeria are back
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Thousands gathered in the town of Kherrata on Tuesday
Mass street protests are back in Algeria and the government is nervous.
Cries of "Algeria, free, democratic" have once again been heard as thousands from all walks of life thronged to Kherrata, a town 200km (120 miles) east of the capital, Algiers, on Tuesday.
When the anti-government movement, known as the Hirak, started almost exactly two years ago it brought down a president and paved the way for some high-profile corruption prosecutions.
Its weekly protests in Algiers attracted huge crowds and were an unprecedented show of popular opinion, considering protests had in effect been prohibited in the city since 2001.

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