WHRD Yosra Frawes prevented from entering Algeria
10 Dec 2022
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On 1 December, Yosra Frawes, women’s rights defender and head of the Middle East and North Africa Desk at FIDH was prevented from entering Algeria. She had been travelling from Tunis to meet with Algerian women’s organisations in Oran.
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