Rights groups condemn Algeria for unfair trial of activists

[JURIST] Two major human rights advocacy groups on Tuesday voiced [HRW press release] their opposition to the "unfair trial" that led to the conviction of 26 Algerian activists on charges of holding an "armed gathering" and violence against the police. Nine activists were sentenced to six months in prison. The remaining 17, convicted in absentia, received prison sentences of two years. Protesters gathered in the Algerian city of Laghouat [official website, in French] on June 8 to protest the government's...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/07/rights-groups-condemn-algeria-for-unfair-trial-of-activists.php

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