When corpses rule the Arab world March 08, 2014 12:12 AM By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star Is there no limit to the assault on the basic rights and humanity of Arab citizens? The latest insult to common human decency and the struggle of hundreds of millions of Arabs for democratic and accountable governance comes from Algeria, where President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced earlier this week that he would run for his fourth consecutive term as president. Not surprisingly, in central Algiers security forces arrested Thursday 40 people who were demonstrating in protest against Bouteflika’s announcement. A similar small protest last week met the safe fate at the hands of the security services. Even though a state of emergency in the country was lifted in 2011, public protests remain banned throughout the land. Another protest last week was similarly broken up. Then and again this week, the brave Algerians who took to the streets to bring an end to military rule and the perpetual hold on power by ailing old men chanted slogans such as “Long live Algeria!” and “Free and democratic Algeria!” Read more: dailystar.lb/Opinion/Columnist/2014/Mar-08/249618-when-corpses-rule-the-arab-world.ashx#ixzz2vVFl6Vvc (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: dailystar.lb)
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