Algeria elections: 'Why I give up my weekends to protest'
Amina Boumaraf, 19, and Yanis Cherrou, 23, are not your typical students. Every week since February they have been taking part in demonstrations in Algeria. The protests led to long-time leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigning in April - but they are opposed to Thursday's elections to choose his successor, and the protests are still going on. The demonstrations began with a rallying call from an anonymous group on Facebook. The 22 February Movement asked people to take to the streets when it was announced that the 82-year-old Mr Bouteflika ...
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