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Algeria outraged as wanted protester escapes to French

A doctor by training, the journalist and activist Amira Bouraoui was banned from leaving Algeria pending an appeal trial but was not in detention.

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Amira Bouraoui, a key leader of 2019 mass protests that brought down Algeria's president, has escaped to France, sparking a diplomatic row, reports the BBC.

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