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Since his controversial, unopposed April 15 election, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has raised public hopes of ending the brutal civil strife that has plagued this North African nation for eight years. Buoyed by the president's efforts to promote national reconciliation, Algerians eagerly sought to resume their normal lives after years of bloodshed. For the country's press,…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260