Algerian Court Affirms Five-Year Prison Term for Author Boualem Sansal
An Algerian appeals court has affirmed a five-year prison sentence for 80-year-old French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal, intensifying already strained ties with France. Sansal was convicted for comments made during an interview with a far-right French media outlet that Algeria claims challenged its territorial integrity. A fierce critic of both the Algerian government and Islamist groups, Sansal’s remarks […]
