Algeria: Journalist Abeer Bin Rabeh Was Physically Assaulted For The Third Time By Criminal Facebook Page Owners

On November 18, Journalist Abeer was stabbed and her car crushed by the owners of a criminal Facebook page that blackmails minors. The journalist was hospitalized, needing 18 stitches in her leg. This assault followed another attack on the journalist the day before, where she was beaten by the same group. This is the third attack on the journalist by the same group affiliated with the Banat Beladi Facebook page. Abeer conducted an investigative report about a Facebook page called Banat Beladi, revealed to be exploiting and blackmailing minors. Following her report, the blackmailers contacted Abeer with threats of physical assault. In a streamed video, Abeer revealed the misconduct of this page, stating that it should be banned, as well as explaining her aim to help girls subjected to blackmail.