Algeria: March 29, 2002

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Unrest continues in Berber areas, but the police attempts at restraint are not working. In the past two weeks, three demonstrators have died and dozens have been wounded. Last year's demonstrations left nearly a hundred dead and over 2,000 injured. The Berbers, a fifth of the population and the original inhabitants of Algeria before the Arabs invaded in the 7th century AD, want their language and culture officially recognized. 

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