Algeria passes law to criminalize France’s colonization, but some disagreements remain (opens in new tab)

Algeria has now criminalized the period of French colonization, from 1830 to 1962. Yesterday, Jan. 22, the upper house of the Algerian parliament, the Council of the Nation (Senate), passed the law. However, 13 articles that were approved by the lower house regarding apologies and reparations demanded must be rewritten. Reservations were raised, particularly concerning “reparations […]