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Voices from the Middle East: The Future of the Hirak Movement in Algeria

Author(s): Muriam Haleh, Salma Kasmi

In: Middle East Report Online, MERIP (Middle East Research and Information Project), 2020

Discusses the dilemma posed by Covid, which arrived in Algeria in February 2020, for the year-long movement of regular protests against the regime, and the shift by movement networks towards promoting local assistance during the pandemic.  But the authors note that activists are still offering legal help to those arrested and put on trial, and  maintain an online presence for the movement.

See also: Parks, Robert, 'From Protest to Hirak to Algeria's New Revolutionary Moment',  Middle East Report, vol. 292, no.3 (Fall/Winter2019).

Available online at:

https://merip.org/2020/04/voices-from-the-middle-east-the-future-of-the-hirak-movement-in-algeria/