On April 18, firefighters in Algiers demonstrated over the president Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s social policies. On April 25, civil protection personnel marched in uniform to the Algerian presidential palace alongside firefighters demanding increased salaries and improved housing in Algiers. On May 2, police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse thousands of firefighters and engineers. Firefighters had gathered there to demand increased salaries and the provision of social housing, amid other demands.
