Arab Revolution: Will Algeria's Regime Be the Next to Fall? -- Time Magazine
First Tunisia, then Egypt. Now it could be Algeria's turn to free itself from autocratic rule. Fearing a full-blown uprising like those that have collapsed both the Tunisian and Egyptian regimes in one month, government officials in the huge North African country scrambled on Monday, Feb. 14, to short-circuit an accelerating movement of street protests, a display of antigovernment sentiment that would have been unthinkable until recently. Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci told France's Europe 1 radio station Monday morning that his country's 19-year state-of-emergency laws would be revoked within days, ending tight censorship and lifting a ban on political demonstrations. "In the coming days," Medelci said, the emergency regulations would be "a thing of the past," giving way to "complete freedom of expression within the limits of the law." He then added, "Algeria is not Tunisia or Egypt."
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Powerful military makes regime change in Algeria unlikely -- Deutsche Welle
In Algeria, police flood streets to prevent Egypt-style revolution -- Christian Science Monitor
Algeria lifts emergency rule as protests rage -- Times of India
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More News On the Unrest In Algeria
Powerful military makes regime change in Algeria unlikely -- Deutsche Welle
In Algeria, police flood streets to prevent Egypt-style revolution -- Christian Science Monitor
Algeria lifts emergency rule as protests rage -- Times of India
In Algeria, police flood streets to prevent Egypt-style revolution -- Christian Science Monitor
Algeria lifts emergency rule as protests rage -- Times of India
Algeria 'to lift emergency laws' -- Al Jazeera
Algeria to lift state of emergency in 'coming days,' minister says -- CNN
US calls for Algerian 'restraint' on protests -- AFP
France asks Algeria to allow peaceful protests -- AFP
Algerian minister: Protests just a minority stunt -- Washington Post
New pro-reform rally in Algeria called for Feb. 19 -- AP
Algeria Gets Active -- The Daily Dish, The Atlantic
Algeria lifts emergency rule as protests rage -- Times of India
Algeria 'to lift emergency laws' -- Al Jazeera
Algeria to lift state of emergency in 'coming days,' minister says -- CNN
US calls for Algerian 'restraint' on protests -- AFP
France asks Algeria to allow peaceful protests -- AFP
Algerian minister: Protests just a minority stunt -- Washington Post
New pro-reform rally in Algeria called for Feb. 19 -- AP
Algeria Gets Active -- The Daily Dish, The Atlantic