Algeria: Information on whether there was a closure of a mosque on the campus of the Université de Sciences et Technologies Houari Boumedienne in October 1994, and whether there were subsequent protests or demonstrations
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | DZA24060.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Algeria: Information on whether there was a closure of a mosque on the campus of the Université de Sciences et Technologies Houari Boumedienne in October 1994, and whether there were subsequent protests or demonstrations, 1 August 1996, DZA24060.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acbf8.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
However, please find attached an article from Le monde arabe Maghreb-Machrek which states that on 22 August 1994, the Groupe armée islamique (GIA) destroyed approximately 20 educational institutions, including schools, universities and training centres (Oct.-Dec. 1994, p. 74).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Le monde arabe Maghreb-Machrek [Paris]. October-December 1994. No. 146. "Algerie: 3 juillet-26 septembre Groupe armée islamique (GIA)".
Attachment
Le monde arabe Maghreb-Machrek [Paris]. October-December 1994. No. 146. "Algerie: 3 juillet-26 septembre Groupe armée islamique (GIA)," p. 74
Additional Sources Consulted
Foreign Broadcast Information Services (FBIS) Daily Report. Daily. 1994.
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. Oct. 1994.
Le monde arabe Maghreb-Machrek [Paris]. Jan. 1994-Mar. 1995.
On-line search of media sources.