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Politics - Kabylia - Media - USA

5 September 2010

Dissident Watch: Ferhat Mehenni

In the West since the eighteenth century, political change has often been stimulated by protest songs. In recent decades, Joan Baez made "We Shall Overcome" into the American civil rights movement’s anthem. In Portugal, the (...)continue

International - Islam

8 July 2010

New Ally in the War Against Al Qaeda?

They have largely been ignored by the rest of the world, but some analysts say the U.S. might soon need to reach out to a little known indigenous group in Algeria known as the Kabyles, for help in the war against al Qaeda and other (...)continue

International - Migration

26 January 2009

The role of Kurdish intellectuals in the Diaspora

The emergence of the Kurdish Diaspora KurdishMedia.com - By Dr Rebwar Fatah What has driven the emergence of the Kurdish Diaspora community? An estimated two million Kurds now live in the democratic world, forming a sizable Kurdish (...)continue

International - Diaspora

4 January 2009

We are looking for writers and translators

This Mediterranean people who contributed to the rise of civilization is now reduced to an endangered species. The most basic human rights er denied to them. The right to land, the right to speak their language, to choose their (...)continue

Poetry

13 August 2008

Six poems by Ahcene Mariche

I will be your shadow My step will follow close to yours I will be your shadow, henceforth You walk and I follow you You sit and I fold I’ll never leave you, it’s bound to happen Until night falls You will find me at (...)continue

Europe - Language - Europe

8 July 2008

The first global University that teaches Tamazight Journalism and media

The fact that the European educational institutions specialising in journalism and media studies lack departments of Moroccan journalism and media in general and Tamazight journalism in particular prompted La hay global university for (...)continue

International

2 December 2007

The New Mass Media and the Shaping of Amazigh Identity

In the last two decades of the twentieth century, new communication technology has revolutionized every sociopolitical and economic sector. This technological progress does not necessarily reflect social and economic progress ; (...)continue

Human rights - Algeria - Justice

2 June 2007

Incriminating evidence

Revelations of a former conscience prisoner: Lambèse: the medieval Alcatraz July 5th, 1985, Algeria celebrated the 23rd anniversary of its independence. The martyrs’ children that formed non-legalized associations, because (...)continue

News - Democracy

1 May 2007

World Press Freedom Day, Mohamed Benchicou’s press release

World Press Freedom Day Mohamed Benchicou’s press release "Tell the truth ... " Even if it means dissatisfying forgetful minds, stooge or wincing persons, it is going to be necessary for us to tell the truth on this (...)continue

Regional

28 April 2007

ATTACK TO THE PRESS LIBERTY: THE FRIEDRICH EBERT FUNDATION INDESIRABLE IN KABYLIA?

The superintendant principal of Police Station (Safety) of Tizi-Ouzou, certainely acted under the order of the Governor, made an "incursion" in the village hall "Aquastar" of Tizi-Ouzou where thirty press correspondants of the East of (...)continue

News

27 April 2007

Arezki Aït Larbi arrested at Algiers airport

Arerzki Aït Larbi was arrested today April 26 at ten o’clock at Algiers airport. He was on the point of taking seat on board an airplane of the company Aigle Azure bound for Paris. Challenged to the level of the PAF (police force (...)continue

International - Egypt

21 November 2006

Egypt: New concerns about freedom of expression

Abdel Karim Sulaiman Amer was summoned to appear before the office of the Public Prosecutor in Maharram Bek district of the city of Alexandria on 7 November following a complaint reportedly made against him by al-Azhar University. He (...)continue

Europe

9 August 2006

Berbers battle on the internet

When Asis and Ahmed Aynan’s mother took a flight to Morocco the other day, all the announcements were in Arabic and French. She went over to the pilot and asked him whether next time, he could do it in Berber, too. This incident, (...)continue

International

17 June 2006

Danish PM Shocked By Investigation Of Mayors Over Letter

Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said he was shocked to learn that 56 Turkish mayors were under investigation for urging him to resist pressure from Ankara to close down an allegedly pro-Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) (...)continue

Human rights

9 March 2006

Activists Condemn Curbs On Internet

Rights groups have condemned several Arab governments for blocking websites devoted to freedom of speech on political and social issues, calling the move an attempt to limit the free exchange of information. "Most Arab governments (...)continue

Human rights - Tunisia

9 March 2006

Freedom of Expression Groups Urge Authorities to Release Mohammed Abbou And All Other Prisoners of Opinion

The following is a 1 March 2006 joint declaration by members of the IFEX-TMG: On the first anniversary of the jailing of Tunisian internet writer, lawyer and human rights activist Mohammed Abbou, international freedom of expression (...)continue

Regional

9 March 2006

Journalist Sentenced to Six Months in Prison, Another Released; RSF Urges European Parliament to Take Diplomatic Steps to Press for Free Expression

The following is a 2 March 2006 RSF letter to European Parliament President Josep Borrell Fontelles: On the eve of Josep Borrell’s official visit to Algeria from 6-12 March 2006, Reporters Without Borders called on the President (...)continue

Music

12 February 2006

Amazigh (Berber) beat box

Not all of North Africa’s besieged native muses become, in the words of the new edition to the Rough Guide to World Music reference book, "The Bards of Immigritude." While Andy Morgan’s chapter focuses on Kabylia, the (...)continue

Regional

12 February 2006

Prison sentence for Ali Dilem, the famous caricaturist

The chronicler of Liberte-dz, Mustapha Hammouche, profited from a release, after lawsuit in call for offence towards the president of the Republic. The court thus confirmed the verdict of 24 May 2005, pronounced against Mustapha (...)continue

International

1 February 2006

World’s Press Criticises Arab Pressure on Danish Newspaper

The World Association of Newspapers today (15 November) called on the summit meeting of the Islamic Conference in December to drop from its agenda an item concerning caricatures of Mohammed that were published in a Danish newspaper. (...)continue

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