Among the changes LaRue wants to see are the decriminalization of defamation, the removal of government control over Algeria's television and radio stations, and restructuring current laws so that the right to peaceful assembly would be encouraged, rather than oppressed. Algeria has been under a state of emergency since 1992, when the military halted elections to prevent religious fundamentalists from assuming power.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Algeria Urged to Relax Press Controls
Among the changes LaRue wants to see are the decriminalization of defamation, the removal of government control over Algeria's television and radio stations, and restructuring current laws so that the right to peaceful assembly would be encouraged, rather than oppressed. Algeria has been under a state of emergency since 1992, when the military halted elections to prevent religious fundamentalists from assuming power.
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