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[VIDEO] Nacer Djabi, Hmida Ayashi and Hamid Bouhbib speak about freedom of speech

On 13 January, Nacer Djabi was forbidden to give a conference at the University of Batna. Nacer Djabi is a sociologist, specialist in protest movements, and was coming to Batna to present and discuss his new book 'Amazigh Movements in North Africa' (الحركات الأمزيغية في شمال إفرقية), released in 2018 by Chihab editions.

In this interview, journalist Leila Bouzidi speaks to Nacer Djabi, novelist Hmida Ayashi and Hamid Bouhbib, specialist in popular culture, about the increasing trend in censuring conferences and cultural events in Algeria.




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