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Algeria jails writer Sansal for 5 years, France urges his release

An Algerian court on Thursday sentenced French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal to five years in jail for undermining national unity, prompting a call for his freedom from France President Emmanuel Macron.

Sansal, 80, has been detained in Algeria since November, spending time in hospital for ill health, and French authorities as well as fellow writers have called for his release.





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