The death of an Algerian prisoner of conscience has triggered anger in the North African country in the midst of an intensified crackdown on freedom of expression under the new regime of President Tebboune. Hakim Debbazi, a 55-year-old Algerian citizen, was arrested on 20 February in Hadjout, a small town in the coastal region of Tipaza, 70 kilometres west of Algiers. He had been in pre-trial detention in the prison of Koléa (Tipaza) since being arrested without charges. Debbazi was announced dead on Sunday in mysterious conditions. He was the father of three children. The Algerian League for …

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