Editing Abdelaziz Bouteflika (section)

=== 2010–2012 Algerian protests ===
 {{Main|2010–12 Algerian protests}}

In 2010, journalists gathered to demonstrate for press freedom and against Bouteflika's self-appointed role as editor-in-chief of Algeria's state television station. In February 2011, the government rescinded the state of emergency that had been in place since 1992 but still banned all protest gatherings and demonstrations. However, in April 2011, over 2,000 protesters defied an official ban and took to the streets of Algiers, clashing with police forces. Protesters noted that they were inspired by the recent [[Egyptian revolution of 2011|Egyptian Revolution]], and that Algeria was a police state and "corrupt to the bone".