The Herald reports:New Zealand citizen and Algerian political activist Ahmed Zaoui has been released from prison after more than two years behind bars. Zaoui was arrested at gunpoint in the city of Medea in 2023 for holding a political meeting at his home and commenting on the “political and human rights situation” in the country. He was recognised as a refugee in New Zealand in 2003 and had returned to Algeria to be with friends and family.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 01, 2026 05:40 UTC