Algeria In Crisis - Already Called Feb 12 Revolution!

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Hundreds of police are in position ahead of Militants vow to defy a ban and carry out a pro-democracy protest march in Algiers Saturday. Hundreds of police have taken up positions ahead of the rally. The planned march is aimed at pressing for reforms to push the oil- and gas-rich North African giant toward democracy.

already hearing that roads have been closed and the military are on standby

they already call it "February 12 revolution"
http://bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=26837

actual updates here:
http://twitter.com/r3bug44

#fev12 #12fev All social networks blocked - 50 demonstrators arrested: http://bit.ly/eoIvpm

# Algérie | Quatrième décès par immolation en Algérie, à la veille de la marche du 12 février

4th guy who sets himself on fire.

I will look at french tweets and translate if relevant.

thanks BB, your language skills will really help!

interesting to follow:

'Egypt (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Where Next?'
http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2011/2/12/egypt-and-beyond-liveblog-where-next.html
1030 GMT: A march was supposed to begin at 11 a.m. local time (1000 GMT), but protesters are still gathered behind the Ministry of Youth and Sports, according to one activist.

correction on previous tweet:

Again, FB and Twitter are NOT blocked in #Algeria, not yet!

_anamus more and more people,maybe 5000 thousands, at 1er Mai square in #Algeria #feb12 vor 7 Minuten via web

LATEST: Police cracking down and arresting protesters in the square. Many thousands of police moving in and taking protesters away in vans

"I am sorry to say the government has deployed a huge force to prevent a peaceful march. This is not good for Algeria's image," Mustafa Bouachichi, a leader of the League for Human Rights, said.

AP

AmericaFreeTV RT @bettan13 @DagfinnNordbo @benbfranklin: 30 000 cops in Algier, trying 2 stop protest frm happening. #opalgeria #freedom #jan25 #feb12

bettan13 RT @AnonymousIRC: #Algeria: Honorary President of the Algerian Human Rights League Ali Yahia Abdenour harrased and mistreated by police #OpAlgeria #Anonymous

ReichundRanicki RT @AnonymousIRC: Today we should look at #Algeria: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/201121235130627461.html #OpAlgeria

good morning

The way they are handling these demonstrations sound similar as to the way other dictators handled it and that didn't work well for them

yes the more they arrest, the more people will stand up against them

and morning to you too!

morning all4free!

now over 100 arrests, but the people keep on coming

Janey wrote:now over 100 arrests, but the people keep on coming

AJ had reported 200 and that Algeria has 30,000 police

actual updates:
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http://dna-algerie.com/politique/42-interieure/1330-12-fevrier-marche-pour-le-changement-du-systeme-et-pour-la-democratie-en-algerie-direct-.html&rurl=translate.google.de&usg=ALkJrhgbPth_IV1Z8tzsb_c2UUpmFg3oqw

12 h 07: Correction: These are warning shots that rang out in Algiers. La police n'a pas encore fait usage de gaz larcymogène. Police have not yet made use of gas larcymogène.

12 h 01: The police charged the demonstrators. Des tirs de bombes lacrymogènes retentissent sur la place du 1er mai. Firing of tear gas instead of ringing on May 1.

11 h 52: The Walkers are still blocked by police around the Square from 1 May in Algiers, but the crowd is more numerous. Il y aurait à cette heure-ci 10 000 personnes sur cette place. There would be at this time of 10 000 people on this site