The conviction of Boualem Sansal, an outspoken French and Algerian writer, has worsened tensions between the countries.

French-Algerian author Boualem Sansal is facing five years in prison in Algeria after he lost an appeal against his ...

Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, sentenced on appeal to five years in prison for endangering state security, was not ...

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal will not appeal his five-year prison sentence, sources close to the author said on ...

Algerian author Boualem Sansal's five-year prison sentence in a case that has raised alarm over freedom of expression in ...

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal will not appeal his five-year prison sentence to Algeria's supreme court, said sources ...

An Algerian court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison sentence against writer Boualem Sansal for after he was found guilty of undermining Algeria's territorial integrity. The French Prime Minister ...

Algerian court upheld today, July 1 the five-year prison sentence against historian and novelist Boualem Sansal.

Seven and a half months after his arrest in Algiers, Boualem Sansal was sentenced to five years in prison. His fate has ...

ALGIERS, Algeria -- A court in Algeria on Tuesday upheld Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal's five-year prison sentence in a case that has raised alarm over freedom of expression in Algeria and ...

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal will not appeal his five-year prison sentence to Algeria's Supreme Court, sources close ...

Boualem Sansal speaks during the 62 edition of International Film Festival Berlinale, in Berlin Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Credit: AP. By The Associated PressUpdated July 1, 2025 8:22 am.