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| A new opposition march prevented in Algiers |
| 2011-03-27 |
| [Ennahar] A few dozen protesters tried to march again on Saturday in Algiers at the invitation of the National Coordination for Change and Democracy (NCCD), but were blocked by police, according to an AFP journalist. The demonstrators, among them the honorary president of the Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH) Ali Yahia Abdennour and members of the Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD, opposition), were surrounded by Police on the "Place du 1er Mai" in the center of the capital. Hundreds of police were deployed around the square where the demonstration was to begin towards the Place des Martyrs, about three miles away. The demonstrators waved Algerian flags and placards on which we could read: "system, go out" and "for freedom, justice and honor." They dispersed peacefully. The NCCD, created in January in the wake of riots that left five people dead and over 800 maimed, was split in two about a month ago, a faction refusing to manifest, the other establishing weekly demonstrations. The latter, who showed on Saturday for the seventh time, includes the RCD, the LDP (Party for secularism and democracy, not recognized) and MDS (Social Democratic Movement, not represented at the National Assembly). There are also some associations. |
| Posted by:Fred |