Kabylie news
Zidane named France coach: an Algerian file already looms over his tenure The French Football Federation has confirmed the appointment of Zinédine Zidane as the new head coach of the French national team, succeeding Didier Deschamps. He takes charge on…
As a major figure in contemporary Persian poetry, Saghi Farahmandpour returns in this fine interview to discuss her poetry, her commitment, and her latest bilingual Persian-French poetry collection, « Débris du destin » (Debris of Destiny), published in 2026 by Éditions du…
As Kabylie faces renewed wildfires in July 2026, the rapprochement between the Kabyle independence movement and a segment of the Israeli political and intellectual establishment is accelerating. Think tanks (JISS), Knesset parliamentarians, the Israeli press, and even a direct appeal…
For the fifth consecutive year, Kabylie is facing a wave of forest fires ravaging its villages, olive groves, and wooded massifs. This new fire season revives a debate as fierce as it is painful: Is it simply climate fatalism aggravated…
Since Algeria’s accession to independence in 1962, a grim constant has continued to govern the central power’s governance: an insidious and multifaceted war secretly waged against Kabylie and its community. This conflict, which cannot be reduced to episodic clashes, constitutes…
At first glance, nothing seems to link these days’ forest fires to political Islamism. The flames devour the trees, animals flee or perish, families lose their homes, and sometimes their loved ones. The tragedy appears to be merely a natural…
Repatriated from Ukraine by the Red Cross in the aftermath of the Russian invasion, Kabyle activist Amal At Mɛammar (Bedrane) has just published a personal testimony that goes far beyond a mere individual account. Through her journey from her childhood…
Kabyle journalist and blogger Mourad Aït Mimou was placed under a committal order this week by the investigating judge of the Azazga tribunal, in the Tizi Ouzou province. He is prosecuted for “apologizing for terrorism,” “undermining state symbols,” and “disseminating…
DICTATORSHIP DOES NOT NEED ADVISORS; IT HAS PUPPETS. Ferhat Mehenni’s response to the latest plea for a “moralization” of the Algerian power. In Algeria, there is an entire repertoire of opinion pieces that return, at regular intervals, to lecture the…
The criminal appeals court of Tizi-Ouzou has confirmed this week the ten-year firm prison sentence of Saïd Bissaha, a historic activist of the Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD) originally from Bouzeguène in Kabylie. The information was communicated by his…
A major figure in contemporary Nepalese poetry, Keshab Sigdel discusses his politically engaged writing and his latest collection, Embargo, translated into French by Alexandra Cretté and published in 2025 by Éditions du Cygne. Through his texts, he explores justice, human…
From the moment they enter school, Kabyle children are confronted with a rupture between their mother tongue, their cultural environment, and the imposed educational norms.This report examines the educational, linguistic, and symbolic mechanisms that contribute to a process of identity…
The spokesperson of the Anavad, the Kabyle Provisional Government, denounces in an opinion piece the use of fake weapons in Algerian nurseries and primary schools.Several photographs circulating on social networks show Kabyle children staged with weapons in hand as part…
A petition denounces the repression of the Algerian regime. In a context of growing repression in Kabylia, a new international petition has just been launched to demand the immediate release of all Kabyle political and opinion prisoners, victims of arbitrary…
The president of the Kabyle government in exile, Ferhat Mehenni, recently took a stance on the ideological and strategic confrontation between Israel and the Iran of the mullahs. For him, Israel, facing the constant hostility of the Tehran regime, has…
It was under Nairobi’s blazing March sun that a landmark event of symbolic and political significance for Africa’s Indigenous Peoples took place. From March 5 to 7, 2025, a groundbreaking strategic consultation brought together Indigenous representatives from across the continent…
The Kabyle Nation Day on June 14, commemorated by the Kabyle diaspora mainly in France and Quebec, sheds light on the complex situation of this indigenous and native people. This day is called in Kabyle “Ass n ughlan aqvayli”. Despite human rights…
Out of honesty towards my own people, I am required to tell certain truths, according to my personal vision, of course. Let us not forget that in this world, no one holds an absolute truth, because it is moving. The…
