Mohamed Tadjadit, known as the poet of the Hirak movement, has been arbitrarily detained since January 2025 solely for exercising his rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. He is awaiting trial together with 12 other activists on state security charges punishable by long prison terms and the death penalty, solely for peacefully advocating for political change. Their trial is scheduled on 30 April 2026. He is already serving a two-year prison sentence following his conviction on unfounded terrorism-related charges, upheld on appeal in January 2026. Algerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release him and drop all charges as they solely stem from the exercise of his human rights.
