2011-02-11
Algeria is bracing for a large-scale protest in Algiers on Saturday (February 12th). The National Co-ordination for Change and Democracy, which unites several opposition parties, unions and human rights organizations, called for protests in several cities across Algeria. Some 50,000 police officers will be deployed Saturday in Algiers, Tizi Ouzou, Boumerdes, Bejaia and Tipaza.
Algeria reportedly decided to satisfy all visa requests by foreign reporters seeking to cover the rallies. Even journalists denied visas for years were allowed entry, Tout sur l'Algerie reported, editorializing that the government "decided to play the card of transparency and openness".
In another move aimed at easing social tensions, the authorities decided to authorize several political parties, including the Party of Liberty and Justice (PLJ) of former Wafa party spokesman Mohamed Said, the Union for Democracy and the Republic (UDR) of Amara Benyounes and the Democratic Front (FD) of Sid Ahmed Ghozali. The decision is expected to be made public on the eve of the Saturday marches, TSA reported.
Source: Magharebia.com.
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2011/02/11/newsbrief-01.
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