Annual number of protests in Algeria 2017-2021
As of March 2021, 444 protests took place in Algeria. Protests in the country have increased since 2019, when the Hirak movement started. That year, a total of 2,072 non-violent demonstrations were recorded in the country, compared to 508 the previous year. With the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), restrictions on gatherings reduced public protests in 2020, especially in the first half of the year.
