Algeria

• Canadian researcher released from Algerian prison after sentence reduced on appeal

  Farrah's employer, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, says it is pleased with the sentence reduction but that the charges against him were without merit.

  Crime

  Oct 26, 2023
  
• Canadian anti-crime researcher sentenced to 2 years in prison in Algeria

  Human Rights Watch has said Raouf Farrah's arrest came amid a larger crackdown against Algeria's pro-democracy movement

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2023
  
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• Canadian anti-crime researcher detained in Algeria to stand trial in August

  Raouf Farrah has been detained in Algeria since February on charges he published secret information and accepted money to commit offences against public order.

  Crime

  Jul 25, 2023
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• Aspiring Montreal police officer believes career blocked because of uncle she never knew

  Montreal police declined to comment on the case, citing the confidential nature of employee files and the upcoming arbitration.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2023
• Two former employees of Algerian Consulate in Montreal sue for workplace harassment

  The women say in separate lawsuits that the consulate was a 'toxic' work environment that led both of them to take sick leave. The allegations have not been proven in court.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2023
• Algeria’s president names new prime minister in wake of anti-government protests

  Abdelaziz Djerad, 65, served in the administration of a previous president in the 1990s, but was sidelined by president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was ousted in April after two decades as head of state.

  World

  Dec 28, 2019
• Attack on transgender woman at Paris rally prompts investigation

  The incident took place outside a Paris subway station during a rally against outgoing Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Sunday, media reports said.

  Crime

  Apr 4, 2019
• Montrealers rally for imprisoned Algerian journalist, fixer Said Chitour

  Montrealers gathered at the Algerian consulate downtown to call attention to the imprisonment of Algerian journalist and fixer, Said Chitour.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2018
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• Migrants meet with hostility, no matter which side of the Atlantic they land on

  On both sides of the Atlantic, migrants flooding across borders by the hundreds each day have met a hostile reception and governments unable to agree on how to cope with the arrivals.

  World

  Jun 26, 2018
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• Algeria abandons thousands of migrants in Sahara desert without food or water

  Algeria has abandoned more than 13,000 migrants in the Sahara desert in the past 14 months, including pregnant women and children, forcing them to walk to the next country.

  World

  Jun 25, 2018