London-based The Financial Times Thursday deplored the Algerian state’s crackdown on media as security forces on a weekly basis have been clamping down on thousands of Algerian protesters demanding the upturn of the remnant of the Bouteflika regime. FT in an article titled “Algeria’s military ruler ramps up crackdown on uprising”, the media deplored an attack on media by authorities. “The authorities are refusing to allow the simplest rights, like freedom of expression,” Lounes Guemache, editor of TSA-Algerie told the media. Guemache said his news website has been blocked for one month as part of strategies to weaken the popular uprising demanding more democracy and complete overhaul of the old regime. The general has overseen the arrest and detention of several figures including former prime ministers and business people connected to the regime.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 19, 2019 12:00 UTC