The ongoing detention of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal in Algeria has ignited international concern amid demands for ...

Renowned French Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal has been detained in Algeria on national security charges, his French lawyer ...

Algerian authorities have remanded in custody on national security charges prominent French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal ...

The French publisher of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal on Friday called for his immediate release from detention in ...

The French publisher of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal on Friday called for his immediate release from detention in Algeria, confirming reports he had been detained in his home country. The ...

His publisher has denied the claims. The controversies are taking place in a tense diplomatic context between France and Algeria, after Macron renewed French support for Moroccan sovereignty over ...

By Friday there had been no official reaction in Algeria to the French concerns. Former prime minister Edouard Philippe said he was “profoundly worried… [Sansal] embodies all that we cherish.

One of the roots of French insecurity is her weakening hold on Algeria, where terrorist activities tie down 400,000 French troops, who are theoretically committed to NATO and who cost French ...

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