Algeria has been categorised by the US government funded Freedom House as "not free" since it began publishing such ratings in 1972, with the exception of 1989, 1990, and 1991, when the country was labelled "partly free."
ældʒˈɪɹiə hˈæzbiːn kˈæɾɪɡɚɹˌaɪzd baɪ ðə jˌuːˈɛs ɡˈʌvɚnmənt fˈʌndᵻd fɹˈiːdəm hˈaʊs æz "nˌɑːt fɹˈiː" sˈɪns ɪt bɪɡˈæn pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ sˈʌtʃ ɹˈeɪɾɪŋz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, wɪððɪ ɛksˈɛpʃən ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, wˌɛn ðə kˈʌntɹi wʌz lˈeɪbəld "pˈɑːɹtli fɹˈiː."