Raising the Voice of Kabylia
#FreedomForKabylia
Kabylia, a region in northern Algeria, is home to the Kabyle people, a significant subgroup of the indigenous Amazigh (Berber) people across north Africa that numbers approximately 10 million.
The modern Algerian state is systematically marginalising the Kabyle language, culture, and customs as Algeria pursues a policy dubbed "Zero Kabyle." Thousands of Kabyle journalists, lawyers, rights defenders, activists, artists, and even pastors exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are being arbitrarily detained using vaguely worded terrorism charges.
Our campaign in the UK aims to raise awareness of this issue on behalf of the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylia (MAK) and the Kabyle Government in Exile.
Human Rights Abuses
The Kabyle people are being systematically marginalised by the Algerian state, who target activists, campaigners, journalists and innocent bystanders. Anyone who protests against the Algerian state’s oppresive regime are subject to arbitrary detention and disappearances.
Persecution of Christians
Kabyle Christians are subject to harassment, intimidation, and persecution for practicing their faith, and pastors and congregants face arrests and prosecutions simply for gathering in private to pray. Currently, all but one christian church in Kabylia has been forced to close.
The Repression of Women in Kabylia
An increasing number of Kabyle women are now being targeted by the Algerian state, and are subject to harassment, humiliation and sexual abuse whilst detained - the Government is determined to silence female voices in the region.
“The Kabyle people… have been resisting the Islamist ideology of the Algerian government for many years and have suffered severe persecution.”
Danny Kruger MP - 8 April 2025