Algerian authorities on Thursday dissolved a decades-old pro-democracy group that participated in the peaceful protests which helped force the North African country's long-time President Abdelaziz Bouteflika from office in 2019.
The Youth Action Group, known by its French acronym, RAJ, and the left-leaning Movement for Democracy and Socialism party that was also suspended by the same decree, appear to be the latest targets of a crackdown on Algeria's dissenting voices.
RAJ leaders have repeatedly denied the government's allegations and said authorities under Bouteflika's successor, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, have rolled back on promises to reform the power structure that under Bouteflika was marked by corruption and the ever-present shadow of repression. In a joint statement earlier this month, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said the law is "heavily restrictive and does not conform with international standards on freedom of association."
The Administrative Court of Algiers dissolved LADDH in June 2022 following a complaint filed by the interior ministry, the organization said in January after reading the verdict on its fate on the internet.
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