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Algeria investigates defection to France of prominent rights activist

Activist Amira Bouraoui as she was released from prison in Algeria on 2 July 2020. In early February 2023 she defied a travel ban and left for France via Tunisia, sparking a diplomatic row between the two countries. © Anis Belghoul/AP

Algerian authorities have detained and charged several people as part of an investigation into how rights activist Amira Bouraoui defied a travel ban and arrived in France, causing a diplomatic row between the two countries, which had been working on repairing ties.

The Geneva-based Global initiative against transnational organised crime (GI-TOC) said Wednesday that senior analyst Raouf Farrah, along with his father Sebti Farrah, and seven other people, had appeared in court over the weekend after being held in custody.

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