Posted On: July 29th 2025, 08:47 am
Sometimes called the “Revolution of Smiles”, the Hirak was a youth-led movement that swept Algeria in 2019.
Every Friday, the streets filled with protesters, uniting the country to demand justice and change from their government.
Years on, researchers at
@covuni interviewed young people who had marched, organised and continue to engage in the Algeria’s emerging civil society.
“I Couldn’t Stand By” is a new comic series created by PositiveNegatives with Coventry University, as part of the “Youth, Violence and Conflict Transformation Project”.
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