Algerian opposition say will defy protest ban

[Joanne98]

Source: AFP

ALGIERS — An Algerian opposition party will stage a rally in Algiers on Saturday calling for more democracy, newspapers said, amid worries over unrest after the collapse of the government in Tunisia.

The pro-democracy Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD) was refused permission to march on Tuesday and has decided to press ahead with the rally in Algiers on Saturday, news reports said.

Mounting public grievances over unemployment and rising costs sparked protests in Algeria earlier this month which left five people dead and more than 800 injured.

In Tunisia, similar unrest sparked the overthrow of the government of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, whose 23 years in power ended with his flight to Saudi Arabia last Friday.



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[Catherina]

1. Good for them. Strike while the iron is hot. rec'd n/t

[Drale]

2. From the things I hear coming from the Afghan "democracy"

It sure sounds like the "democracy" repukes want for this country. I could be wrong I don't know that much about the topic but thats the image I get.