Algerians are voting in the first parliamentary elections since mass protests forced President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down two years ago.
The Hirak pro-democracy movement is urging supporters to boycott the vote, after seven of its leaders were arrested on Thursday.
Al Jazeera's Natasha Ghoneim reports.
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The Hirak pro-democracy movement is urging supporters to boycott the vote, after seven of its leaders were arrested on Thursday.
Al Jazeera's Natasha Ghoneim reports.
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