April 20 (Kabylie, Algeria) - General Strikes and demonstrations marked the third anniversary of the Algerian insurrection. In Bouira, people chanted "Power - Assassin" and "If you want war, we are not afraid of it." Thousands of students, both male and female, walked out of classes and marched through the streets of Boumerdès. General Strikes took place in Tizi Ouzou, Fréha, Azazga, and Bouzeguène.
April 19, Bordj Bou Arréridj (Algeria) - Young people invaded the town hall, expelling civil servants and shutting the institution down. Anger is boiling over because of horrible housing conditions and lack of government aid after a flood, among other things.
April 18, Skikda (Algeria) - Hundreds of young people built 13 road barricades in an ongoing battle against poverty, industrial pollution, and an increase in public transit fares. "We pass daily in front of the industrial park, we breathe its fumes, but we do not have the right to work there" said one youth.
April 8 (Kabylie, Algeria) - On the day of national elections, a general strike brought Tizi Ouzou to a halt. In the towns of Freha and Rafour, young people destroyed ballot boxes, barricaded streets in front of polling stations and threw rocks at police who, in turn, responded with tear gas. In the city of Genêts, children blocked roads with burning tires and other material. In Azazga, young people destroyed ballot boxes and burned the ballots. Molotov firebombs and rocks were thrown at police in the city of Akbou, and the cops fired off tear gas. Clashes between youth and police also broke out in the towns of Sahadj, El-Asnam and El-Adjiba. As soon as the election results became know, youth spontaneously gathered in the streets of Berbouche and proceeded to set the local Popular Communal Assembly (elected government) building on fire.
The Minister of the Interior reported that 612 vote offices were "devastated or prevented to open". Officials said that voter turnout in the Kabylie region was about 14 percent, but it was probably even lower, since most people boycotted the elections.
When news broke out in the capital city of Algiers that President Bouteflika had been re-elected, spontaneous demonstrations against electoral corruption were immediately suppressed by riot police using tear gas.
April 4, Akbou (Algeria) - After a march through the city and several speeches, a crowd of young people made their way to the police station and clashes broke out. Burning barricades were built to counter police tear gas, and the cops themselves were pelted with rocks.
March 31, Tizi Ouzou (Algeria) - President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was forced to flee the city after his car was pelted with stones upon his arrival and rioting broke out during a speech he attempted to deliver regarding the upcoming elections. He had not visited the town in years, in fear of the ongoing popular insurrection. Hundreds of residents, chanting "Power - Assassin!" and "Not any votes!", knocked down electrical posts and barricaded streets. Rocks and Molotov firebombs were thrown at riot police. The "forces of order" intervened with tear gas and water cannons. At least 12 people were arrested. Many people were injured by rubber bullets and hospitalized and six cops were wounded. All businesses and schools in the city were closed, as a general strike had been called against the election and Bouteflika's visit.
In the town of Béjaïa, a demonstration was held outside the police headquarters, in opposition to the police repression of the Aarch (the self-organized insurrectionary community assemblies), and the "electoral joke." There were "disturbances" when President Bouteflika visited the town on March 22.
March 30, Menea (Algeria) - A popular wave of anger overtook the town, as young people blocked highway RN 01 and smashed the windows of stores. Police were overwhelmed and had to call in reinforcements from other areas. More than 1,000 young residents had also burned down an employment agency at the beginning of the week, vowing to stop the upcoming elections by force.
March 20, (Kabylie, Algeria) - The beginning of national election campaigns was marked with General Strikes in Tizi Ouzou, Azazga, Fréha, Timizart, and Ath Djennad. In Tizi Ouzou the police tried to block a march and were met with a rain of stones. The police responded with tear gas, and one cop was injured in the battle. Ten people were arrested.

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