First Independent Mena Newspaper
Franco‑Algerian writer Boualem Sansal said on Saturday he intends to pursue legal action against Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, accusing the Algerian authorities of orchestrating his imprisonment over critical political views and describing his detention as arbitrary and politically motivated. Sansal, 81, was speaking at the Journée du livre politique, held at the French National Assembly, […]
Four months after the detention of French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, his lawyer said he will file a complaint with the UN to seek his release from an Algerian jail. Sansal was arrested on November 16 upon his return from France where he gave an interview explaining the colonial nature of Algeria’s borders, notably citing the […]
Since his arrest on November 16 in Algiers, French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been behind bars without a trial. His arrest came after an interview with a French media in which he said historical facts about the artificial borders of the post-colonial Algerian state. In a country where demonizing Morocco is the currency of the […]
A group of members of the European Parliament (MEPs) denounced the arbitrary arrest of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal on Nov.16 in Algiers and demanded his immediate release. In a plenary session, the MEPs called for the immediate release of Sansal, whose arrest was confirmed in a diatribe by Algerian official media who indulged in prejudice […]