MAK-North America (Philadelphia Section) & TIWIZI-USA Present, in observance of the 24th anniversary of the Death of Lounes Matoub:
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A conference titled  "La kabylie et la science" (Kabylia and Science)
by Dr. Madjid Boutemeur

& the US Premiere of “Matoub Lounes, Once Upon A Voice in Kabylia” a documentary film about the Kabyle/Amazigh icon Lounes Matoub, by Journalist and writer Aksil Azergui.

Date: July 16th, 22022

Time: 4-10 PM

Place: The Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Rd, Jenkintown, PA 19046
https://maps.app.goo.gl/VUiTXkoVtThDztXB8

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Philadelphia, June 7, 2021
Tiwizi USA strongly denounces the ongoing Algerian Government’s systematic repression and oppression of the Kabyle people and the region of Kabylia. Kabylia has lived under the Algerian government’s tyranny for a long time, but recently this hostile attitude has intensified. The Algerian authorities are acting like a colonial power in this region.

In its quest to crush the Hirak Movement and any opponents, the authorities cracked down on demonstrators, journalists and activists from all sides to ensure the upcoming scham elections ensure them the necessary democratic facade to continue business as usual. In Kabylia, they targetted largely the members of the MAK (movement for the self-determination of Kabylia). More recently, the Algerian government went as far as to label this peaceful and democratic movement as a terrorist organization in order to incite violence and scape-goat this rebelious region.
Stigmitization of Kabylia has been historical, but more recently threats and calls for violence against it escalated. For instance Said Bensdira, an Islamic extremist residing in England, has called on his YouTube channel for the killing of kabyles using chemicals. In the last few weeks, close to two dozens Kabyles, members of the MAK have been imprisoned without any warrants. At times they were snatched from the streets or abducted from their homes without anyone knowing. Their families are subjected to threats and humiliation. Held without bail, their trials are often delayed on purpose to punish them and then sentence them to time served, because the authorities have nothing against them. Many of them complained of mistreatments and torture during their custody.

As Kabyle-Americans, we call on the Algerian authorities to release all journalists and activists of both the Hirak and the MAK jailed for speaking their minds, gathering or demonstrating peacefully for their rights and dignity. We say to the authorties that MAK is a peaceful organization and so far violence has come only from this governement. The memories of Kabylia’s Black Spring 2001 are still vivid, and incitement to violence to justify the use of force, will lead to very dangerous consequences for the people of Kabylia and Algeria as a whole.
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We call on Human Rights organizations, and all people who value liberty and justice to stand for the rights of the Kabyle people and all of those fighting for democracy and freedom, and call on Algeria to change course and release all prisoners and abide by its own constitution. 

We stand with those who fight for freedom and against tyranny. We stand with the MAK movement and our Kabyle brothers and sisters and assure them of our indefectible solidarity. 

Tiwizi USA is a non profit organization based in Pennsylvania. Its goals are to help the Kabyle people, defend their human rights and encourage friendship with the American people.

The Board of Directors

Everyone arrested on the 7th was released by the end of the day we were told. On the night of July 13, 7 supporters of MAK from Tawrirt Muqran were summoned by the police for having displayed the Kabyle flag. No doubt other arrests and intimidations are in the works. MAK immediately issued a press release denouncing this harassment and repression against the movement. The authorities are working on all fronts to suppress every action by the MAK despite its peaceful nature. It remains the Kabyles' responsibilities to remain steadfast and most importantly peaceful. The goal of the the authorities is to crush the movement and its actions are provocations to incite to violence to justify all sorts of actions against the MAK..

Today 07-07.2016, at 1 PM local time, the MAK (Movement for the Self-determination of Kabylia) president and a number of its high ranking officers have been arrested by the Algerian police near Tiqubɛin (At-Wagnun) as they were headed to a meeting in Tiqubɛain.

We call on all Kabyles and Amazigh people and their friends to mobilize to protest these arrests and put pressure on the authorities to release them immediately. 

Please sign the MAK's petition here:

http://www.makabylie.org/index.php/soutien-militants-kabyles-mak-repression-algerie/

​For more information on these events, please visit www.siwel.info

The following is the message TIWIZI sent to MAK as it holds its 3rd congress on Feb 26, 2016 in At-Zellal, Kabylia.
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Azul fellak a gma Buɛziz, azul ɣef imeɣnasen/timeɣnasin n MAK akken llan
 
Ɣef yisem-iw, d yisem n iɛeggalen n TIWIZI-USA, ssarameɣ timilit agi d-heggam i was n 26 di Furar, ad tili d timilit n umeyyez d usqerdec ara d-isbanen abrid neɣ iberdan deg ara neddu nekni s iqbayliyen am yiwen, i tiltin nneɣ d aɣref.
 
Ayen agi deg d-nelḥa, MAK isban-ed belli ifka leqder i iqbayliyen, i tmurt taqbaylit ak d lḥerma-s. Iqbayliyen akken ma llan ass-a, ilaq ad-ɛeqlen atmaten/tiyesetmatin nsen n MAK, u ad ilin tama-nsen. Ilaq ad ɛeqlen belli abrid n MAK d abrid n teqbaylit, d abrid n tlelli, d abrid ara ɣ-d-yessufɣen si ddaw uzaglu.
 
Ssarameɣ timilit ad tɛeddi di lehna d talwit, yal tameɣnast/ameɣnas a d-yawi/a d-tawi amur-is ɣer lebni n yimal n teqbaylit. Ɣas yal yiwen s tmuɣli ines, timuɣliyin nneɣ yal ta d timerna ara d-ternu i lebni n wexxam nneɣ, acku iswi d winna, iswi yiwen.
 
Tiddukla TIWIZI tzemrem a d-tinim belli d tacḍaṭ n MAK di Marikan, tettqabal-ed akken tezmer i lebni n teqbaylit. Ɣef yisem-iw, d yisem n yemdukal/timdukal-iw attan ad awen-neqqar belli ɣas akka ur nelli ara yidwen di teswiɛt agi tameqrant, iqerray d wulawen nneɣ yidwen i llan. Nessaram-awen tazmert d tebɣest ad tqablem abrid i -ɣ-yeggunin.
 
S tegmat
Afud i temlilit
Tudert i teqbaylit !

Hsen Larbi
Aselway n Tiddukla