Algeria has sentenced French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal to five ... But some observers have suggested the author might be granted a presidential pardon during upcoming Muslim or national holidays.

The case against 76-year-old Boualem Sansal has become a flashpoint in growing tensions between the Algerian and French governments ... videos that threaten national stability. Sansal’s five-year ...

The 80-year-old writer, who suffers from cancer, has been detained in Algeria since November 2024. The ruling comes amid a diplomatic crisis between Paris and Algiers.

The case against 76-year-old Boualem Sansal has become a flashpoint in growing tensions between the Algerian and French governments ... Sansal’s five-year sentence is half of what prosecutors ...

Algeria has sentenced French-Algerian writer Boualem ... the author might be granted a presidential pardon during upcoming Muslim or national holidays. Sansal’s five-year sentence is half ...

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A court in Algeria on Thursday sentenced an award-winning French-Algerian writer to five years in ... The case against 76-year-old Boualem Sansal has become a flashpoint ...