ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Security forces take measures Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Brawl breaks out between security forces and Algerian anti-government protesters after they take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Security forces intervene in demonstrators as Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Security forces intervene in demonstrators as Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Security forces arrest a demonstrator as Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Security forces take measures Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - FEBRUARY 26: Algerian anti-government protesters take to the streets of the capital Algiers as the "Hirak" pro-democracy movement gathers renewed momentum after a year-long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, on February 26, 2021. - Despite a ban on gatherings over Covid-19, crowds rallied in several neighbourhoods of Algiers in the early afternoon and marched toward the city centre. The Hirak protests were sparked in February 2019 over president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, and the long-time leader was forced from power in April that year. Mousaab Rouibi / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM