Thousands of Algerian students descended on the capital for the 24th consecutive week to reject a dialogue proposed by the authorities and call for the fall of regime insiders.
"Civil disobedience is coming!" protesters shouted, as they marched through the center of Algiers.
Mass demonstrations began in February against the two-decade rule of ailing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was forced to step down in April.
Protesters have continued to take to the streets, calling for the removal of the ruling elite, including army chief Ahmed Gaid Salah and Bouteflika's interim replacement Abdelkader Bensalah.
The deadlock between the authorities and the protest movement has tightened since de facto strongman Gaid Salah last week "categorically" rejected pre-conditions to launching talks.
The protest movement has been calling for key measures to be taken before any dialogue, including lifting police roadblocks around Algiers and ending other efforts to impede marches.
Protesters are also demanding the release of people arrested in connection to demonstrations as a prerequisite to talks.
“Our demands are clear,” said Shakib, a student taking part in Tuesday’s protest. “Bensalah must go,” he told Agence France Presse.
As for Abdul Rahman, another student, he said “the demonstrators taking to the street every Tuesday and Friday are not stupid enough to accept being represented by such people.”
Along the two-kilometer path of Tuesday’s march, many protesters, sweltering under the scorching sun, had to stop to buy water. Two demonstrators collapsed from the heat, AFP said.
