Algerian writer Boualem Sansal to five years in prison on charges of “undermining national unity”. A court in Dar El Beida, near Algiers, sentenced the author on Thursday under “anti-terrorism” laws after he gave an interview to far-right French media outlet Frontieres,

The prosecution of Boualem Sansal, who is around 80, prompted outrage from the global literary community and pleas from France for his release.

Rabat - A French support committee has called for a demonstration in Paris on Tuesday to demand the release of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, A French support committee has called for a demonstration in Paris on Tuesday to demand the release of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal,