A group of 250 protesters took to the streets in the Algerian capital of Algiers in an attempt to bring about change in the government. As all anti-government protests were made illegal in 2001, police forces responded to the protest leaving 11 people injured and 9 arrested. The protesters, members of the opposition party Rally for Culture & Democracy (RCD), seek to restore freedoms and to lift the state of emergency, which has been in place for nearly 20 years and allows the government to put an end to any disturbance of public order. Rising food prices and the political upheaval in neighboring Tunisia are thought to have contributed to the recent demonstrations.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/22/algeria.protest/index.html
Mark Zajac
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