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Global outerage grows over Franco-Algerian writer's detention in Algeria

International concern has risen over the detention of frano-algerian writer boualem sansal in algeria, with demands for his immediate release amid safety fears.
Boualem sansal was arrested in algeria upon arrival from france and has not yet been questioned by a prosecutor.
Numerous human rights organizations and advocates have turned sansal's arrest into a global issue, increasing pressure on the algerian regime regarding freedom of expression.

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DNyuz

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. The 75-year-old novelist, Boualem Sansal, disappeared for about a week after being detained on Nov. 16, with the Algerian government neither announcing his arrest not offering an explanation for it. Rumors swirled. The…

3 months ago

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La Libre

Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal detained for violating anti-terrorist law: “If Algeria is not a dictatorship, free it”

The Franco-Algerian writer, 75, is accused of having tried to destabilize the Algerian state and faces life imprisonment....

3 months ago·Brussels, Belgium

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valeursactuelles.com

Minister Jean-Noël Barrot defends Boualem Sansal

The Minister of Foreign Affairs defends Boualem Sansal. On Wednesday November 27, Jean-Noël Barrot affirmed that “nothing allows the accusations” against the writer to be accredited and that his arrest by Algeria “is simply unacceptable”, reports Le Parisien. The member of the government took the opportunity to pay tribute to the work of Boualem Sansal, “a committed, courageous writer who is a credit to his two countries, France and Algeria.” Je…

3 months ago

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Jerusalem Post

Advocating for the release of Franco-Algerian Boualem Sansal

Considering Sansal's prior stances against the Algerian regime, along with his pro-Israel views and his visit to Israel in 2014, the "recipe" for his persecution was complete.

3 months ago·Jerusalem, Israel

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Le Parisien

The detention of the Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal is “unacceptable” and “unfounded”, denies Jean-Noël Barrot

The head of French diplomacy considered that the proceedings against the author, placed under a warrant of arrest in Algeria according to his lawyer, are unjustified. “State services are fully mobilized (...) to allow him to access consular protection”, he assured.

3 months ago·Paris, France

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