Algerian people 'free to express themselves': Tunisian president Tunisian President Béji Caïd Essebsi says Algerians are 'free to express themselves' after fresh demonstrations against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term. Essebsi also called for universal equality between men and women, saying that a 'well understood' Islam is not against gender equality during a press conference at the United Nations in Geneva. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES of President Béji Caïd Essebsi