Thousands marched on January 14 to renew their call for an independent Kabylie and denounce the atrocities and rights violations of the Algerian regime there. The celebration of the Amazigh year 2974 took place in the Kabylie region in a gloomy atmosphere amid an intensifying crackdown on the kabylie people under the military regime. The restive Kabylie region has for long been the hotbed of demands for a democratic Algeria. The Algerian regime banned 100,000 Kabylians from leaving abroad, in a series of repressive measures denounced by global rights groups. The US state department 2023 terrorism report criticized the Algerian regime for using terrorism to silence dissent.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 16, 2024 15:06 UTC