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The Rif Republic: a self-proclaimed and internationally unrecognized state pressenza.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressenza.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Kabylia: the Fate of a Nation Without a State for Autonomy and Independence This post is also available in: French (Image by Rabah Arkam) Kabylia is a mountainous region in North Africa. Its inhabitants call it in Kabyle “Tamurt Idurar” (Country of the Mountains) or “Tamurt Leqvayel” (Country of the Kabyles). It is part of the Atlas Mountains and is located by the Mediterranean Sea. Kabylia has seven administrative divisions: Tizi ouzou, Bejaia (Bgayet), Buira (Tubirett), Bordj Bou Arreridj, Jijel, Boumerdes and Sétif. It occupies a very special place in the whole of the contemporary Berber world. The importance and dynamism of its elites, its decisive role in the emergence of contemporary Berber consciousness and claims make it in all respects a key region of the Berber world. ....
Interview with human rights activist Rabah Arkam: Algeria's protesters continue their "Revolution of Smiles" en.qantara.de - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from en.qantara.de Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Western Sahara: the Moroccan monarchy and Polisario, a frozen conflict This post is also available in: Spanish, French, Greek Western Sahara is a desert territory populated by nomadic tribes, which has never been organized into a Nation-state. A territory of 266 000 2 in northwestern Africa, bordered by Morocco to the north, Algeria to the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, while its west coast overlooks Atlantic. It was under Spanish administration until 1975, invaded and annexed thereafter by Morocco and Mauritania. By Rabah Arkam Since 46 years, while the United Nations sought a settlement of the conflict in Western Sahara after Spain’s withdrawal from the territory, both claimed by the Moroccan monarchy on its historic right to control the southern provinces, and by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), founded by the Polisario in February 1976, on the basis of international law and the principle of the right of peoples to sel ....
Algeria s protesters continue their Revolution of Smiles The coronavirus pandemic brought mass pro-democracy protests in Algeria to an abrupt end. Exploiting the distraction engendered by the health crisis, the new Algerian government has launched a crackdown on opponents and activists. Can the new constitution be instrumental in bringing about change? Elisa Rheinheimer-Chabbi spoke to Algerian-American human rights activist Rabah Arkam Mr Arkam, Algeria adopted a new constitution just a few days ago. Does this represent a step towards more democracy in the country? Editor’s note: only 23.7 percent of the electorate cast their vote in the November 2020 referendum). The new constitution reflects the intention of the Algerian regime to establish long-term, authoritarian power. But Algerians are demanding that the old elites relinquish that power. This is the only way to ensure a genuine democratic transition. ....