Algeria Declares French Colonial Rule a Crime in New Law, Demands Official Apology
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Algeria has intensified pressure on France over its colonial past after parliament adopted a new law declaring French rule between 1830 and 1962 a “major crime,” formally renewing calls for an official apology from Paris. The legislation criminalises actions carried out during the colonial period, including chemical experiments, nuclear tests, enforced disappearances, the desecration of […]