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Demonstrations were notably planned for Shahid Day, which pays tribute to Algerian fighters who died during the Algerian War.
He mentions “risks of serious disturbances to public order”. The police chief banned the demonstration planned for Sunday, February 18 in Paris, for the national day of the Shahid (the martyr). A gathering was planned for 2 p.m., Place de la Nation, at the call of a collective, to pay tribute to the Algerian fighters who died during the Algerian War (1954-1962) which led to the country’s independence.
This day also marks the fifth anniversary of Hirak, a movement to protest Algerian power that emerged in 2019 to oppose the election for a fifth term of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was forced to resign. On this occasion, rallies were planned in the capital. The police headquarters also banned them.
