ALGIERS: Legislators in Algeria voted to declare France’s colonization of the North African country a crime, approving a law that calls for restitution of property taken by France during its 130-year rule, among other demands seeking to redress historical wrongs. France slammed the law as a “hostile act” threatening bilateral efforts to heal wounds of the past. The two countries retain close cultural and economic ties but have troubled diplomatic relations. In a solemn ceremony steeped in symbolism, 340 of 407 members of Algeria’s National Assembly voted late Wednesday to approve the law.

ALGERIA: Algeria’s parliament is set to vote on Wednesday on a law declaring France’s colonization of the country a “state crime,” and demanding an apology and reparations. The…

France’s rule over Algeria from 1830 to 1962 is marked by mass killings and large-scale deportation

Algerian MPs passed a law on Wednesday, December 24, to 'criminalize French colonization,' amid ongoing diplomatic tensions between Algiers and Paris.

La ley aprobada por el Parlamento de Argel reclama a París “excusas formales” y “compensaciones” por las matanzas y torturas, el racismo, el saqueo de recursos y la contaminación…

Lawmakers unanimously approve a law, which demands an apology and reparations from the former colonial power.

Algeria’s new law declares French colonial rule a crime, seeking accountability and reparations for the colonial past.

Lawmakers demand Paris return looted artefacts and apologise formally for 132 year occupation

ALGIERS: Legislators in Algeria voted to declare France’s colonization of the North African country a crime, approving a law that calls for restitution of property taken by France…