source: Maghreb Emergent
actor1: Protesters (Algeria)
actor2: Police Forces of Algeria (1999-2019)
location: Algiers
notes: On 12 August, activists from the Mouwatana (our Homeland) movement protested on the martyrs square in Algiers against a prospective fifth mandate of President Bouteflika. Police dispersed the sit-in and arrested several movement leaders.