Human Rights Watch: Algeria - Protest Leader's Sentence Doubled on Eve of His Release
April 06, 2020
April 06, 2020
TUNIS, Tunisia, April 6 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
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- Karim Tabbou Goes on Trial for Other Charges April 6
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An appeals court on March 24, 2020 sentenced an Algerian opposition figure to one year in prison after an apparent unfair trial for his defiant but peaceful speech, Human Rights Watch said. The opposition figure, Karim Tabbou, was accused of criticizing the army and supporting the Hirak movement tha . . .
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- Karim Tabbou Goes on Trial for Other Charges April 6
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An appeals court on March 24, 2020 sentenced an Algerian opposition figure to one year in prison after an apparent unfair trial for his defiant but peaceful speech, Human Rights Watch said. The opposition figure, Karim Tabbou, was accused of criticizing the army and supporting the Hirak movement tha . . .