Tamazight Moussaoui, a teacher of Tamazight language from Tuvert province, has been arrested by the Algerian police for expressing her opinion on facebook about the legislative elections held last July. Tamazight was known for her cultural and social involvement in Kabylian society by being active on social media. She’s arbitrarily detained, and risks 2 years imprisonment, the verdict will be pronounced on September 22, 2026. KHR organization is very alarmed about targetin

Op-ed: In the wake of the deadly wildfires of summer 2026, the Algerian government has announced a law on "criteria for habitation in forested areas" and the reinstatement of the death penalty for arsonists. For mountain villages, the message is clear: having been abandoned to the fire, they now risk being driven away from their land and branded as culprits. A double punishment and a method that clearly violates human rights. KHR’ duty is to report such practices and wonders

The Criminal Court of Appeal in Chéa has sentenced Saïd Bessaha, a 74-year-old political activist from Bouzeguene, to 10 years in prison over a Facebook post. Bessaha has long been associated with the Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD), a secular opposition party. During Algeria's "Black Decade" of the 1990s, he became known for publicly opposing Islamist terrorism and religious extremism while advocating democratic values, human rights, and individual freedoms. Bessaha's

KHR organization strongly condemns the arrest and sentencing of peaceful humanitarian activist Wafia Tidjani to 5 years in prison by the Algerian authorities. Humanitarian work and the defense of fundamental rights are not crimes. Sentencing Wafia Tidjani to 5 years for her peaceful and compassionate action violates freedoms of expression and association, which are guaranteed by the Algerian Constitution and by international conventions ratified by Algeria. We call for h

Kabyles for Human Rights 3959 Welsh Road PA 19090 USA kabylehr@protonmail.com 3.30.2026 Re: The Kabyle Christian community in distress Your Holiness Pope Leo XIV, With deep respect and filial devotion, we humbly wish to draw your attention to the dramatic situation affecting Christian communities in Algeria, especially among the Kabyle people. In recent years, Algerian authorities have increasingly restricted religious freedom through laws and practices that target non-Musli

Sadek Kahil is officially condemned to 3 years sentence, he’s currently incarcerated in the Tizi Wuzu prison for sharing a facebook post. To contest his arbitrary verdict, he introduced 2 trials appeal in vain, the first on January 8 th , 2026, the second, on February 8 th , 2026. Freedom of speech is not an offense, it is a fundamental human right principle that was enshrined in the Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. KHR organization is very alarm

On Friday, December 26th, 2025, at 9 AM, on US Eastern Time ( ET), 3PM in Kabylia and Paris. A 60 minutes advocacy for human rights abuses in Kabylia will be broadcasted on WRFI Radio: https://www.wrfi.org/ Stay tuned!

Lyes Touati–A human rights activist domiciled in Aokas region was arrested by the police department of Aokas, then transferred to Bejaia police department where he’s being held under arrest warrant. He will be presented to prosecutors in upcoming hours for a trial. KHR organization is appalled by his arbitrary detention and calls for his immediate release.

(Washington D.C.) – KHR organization has been sounding the alarm for years about the abuses of the Algerian regime and the consequences of its policy towards the Kabyle people. One of them is the Unilateral Declaration of Independence of Kabylia, which will take place on December 14 in Paris. The boomrang effect of the fierce repression of the Algerian State against the Kabyle people was to be expected. That is the Unilateral Declaration of Independence of Kabylia. Its basis

The contributor to "So Foot" and "Society" Christophe Gleizes had been sentenced in the first instance, on June 29, 2025 to 7 years in prison for glorifying terrorism. The pardon granted to Boualem Sansal on November 12 had raised hope for the reporter's release. On Wednesday, December 3, the Algerian Court of Appeal in Tizi Ouzou ruled against him, upholding the harsh 7-year prison sentence handed down to the 36-year-old French journalist, who has been incarcerated since Ju

Abdelouahab Moualek–A Kabyle citizen–was arrested today and taken to custody by the Sidi Aich (Vegayeth) police department. Mr. Moualek has been a Democratic activist and human rights defender for more than 30 years. He manages an online news media: Bejaia06.com , and he’s a member of the humanitarian movement of Vegayeth. Mr. Moualek has been harassed relentlessly by the Algerian judicial system. He was prosecuted and tried in 10 different cases, he accumulated convicti

Mohamed Tadjadit, a young poet, who already served an arbitrary sentence, was again sentenced to 05 years of imprisonment and 200,000 da fine by the criminal court of the 01st instance of Algiers (court of Darelbeidha). According to Fetta Sedat Esq., Mr, Tadjadit was prosecuted for over 06 counts, namely: 1. Crime of apology for terrorist and destructive acts. 2. Crime of using communication and information technologies to support the acts and activities of t

On October 21st, 2025, Fethi Gherras, the national coordinator of the MDS party, which is subject to a judicial suspension decision, was sentenced to 02 years in prison and 300,000 AD fine, including the confiscation of his seized objects. According to his attorney Fetta Sadat, Fethi Gherras was prosecuted on the basis of two charges, namely, contempt of constituted body (Article 146 of the Criminal Code) and dissemination of false information, intended to harm public ord

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