Algeria, French-Algerian and Boualem Sansal

Algeria facing growing calls to release French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal
Politicians, writers and activists have called for the release of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, whose arrest in Algeria is seen as the latest instance of the stifling of creative expression in the military-dominated North African country.
Algeria holds French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal on national security charges
Algerian authorities have detained the prize-winning French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal on national security charges, his French lawyer said on Tuesday, days after French authorities expressed
French publisher urges 'immediate release' of French-Algerian novelist after 'arrest' by Algeria
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 Gallimard publishing house,
France: The Arrest of Writer Boualem Sansal in Algeria is ‘Unacceptable’
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot described on Wednesday the “baseless” arrest of renowned French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal in Algeria as “unacceptable”. “Nothing in Boualem Sansal’s activities justifies the accusations that have led to his imprisonment,
French Intellectuals Decry a Dissident Writer’s Arrest in Algeria
The arrest of an outspoken writer who flew back to his Algerian homeland and was quietly taken into custody upon arrival has set off alarm in literary and political circles worldwide and threatens to trigger a diplomatic incident.
Algeria holds writer Boualem Sansal on national security charges: lawyer
Algerian authorities have remanded in custody on national security charges prominent French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal following his arrest earlier this month that sparked alarm throughout the literary world,
Writer Boualem Sansal held in Algeria on charges of 'undermining integrity of national territory'
The charges brought against the French-Algerian writer, who has been under arrest in Algeria since November 21, could be ...
Global outrage grows over Franco-Algerian writer's detention in Algeria
The ongoing detention of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal in Algeria has ignited international concern amid demands for his immediate release as fears for his safety deepen. French-Algerian ...
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French-Algerian Novelist Sansal Appeals Detention Decision
Renowned French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal has been placed in detention at a hospital unit in Algeria’s capital, as his ...
Algeria's silence on Boualem Sansal's arrest is unjustifiable
EDITORIAL. The writer, arrested on his return to Algiers on November 16, must not become a pawn in the difficult relationship ...
France alarmed by disappearance of writer in Algeria
President Macron joins calls for information about Franco-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, missing in Algiers.
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Relations between France, Algeria grow cooler over Morocco ties
The latest trip of French President Emmanuel Macron to Rabat was the last straw in the already shaky relations between Paris ...
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Jean-François Lyotard and the Algerian Revolution
In 1945, France still had the world’s second-largest colonial empire, covering almost one-tenth of the Earth’s surface.
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New French Step to Lure Algeria Through the Memory File
Another step by the French authorities embodies their strong desire to lure Algeria through the memory file. This fact has become more prevalent recently among French officials and politicians, in the ...