Boualem Sansal, Algeria and French-Algerian

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.
Annie Ernaux and Salman Rushdie among authors demanding release of Boualem Sansal
Multiple Nobel Prize-winning authors have signed a petition to demand the release of Algerian writer Boualem Sansal. View on euronews
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
Franco-Algerian writer Sansal held in Algeria on state security charges
French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal who was arrested in mid-November in Algiers has been placed under a detention order for alleged threats to state security, his lawyer said on Wednesday .
France 'concerned' over disappearance of writer Boualem Sansal in Algeria
France says it's "very concerned" about the disappearance of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who has not been heard from since he was reportedly taken into police custody upon his arrival in Algeria on Saturday.
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,
French Intellectuals Decry a Dissident Writer’s Arrest in Algeria
An outspoken French-Algerian novelist returned to his homeland and was promptly taken into custody at age 75. The arrest of ...
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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 ...
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Boualem Sansal faces life imprisonment if found guilty of national security charges
The Algerian novelist has long been a controversial figure for his criticism of his home country and extremist Islam ...
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 ...
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Detained Creativity: The Arrest of Boualem Sansal
French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, known for his criticism of Islamism and the Algerian regime, has been detained in Algeria. His arrest is viewed as a crackdown on creative expression.
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 ...
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 ...