Algeria prosecutors seek 10 years' jail for writer Boualem Sansal: media

"It is up to everyone, committed citizens, human rights activists, freedom lovers and cultural actors, to counter this terrible purpose," writes the writer's support committee, while the Algerian prosecutor's office has demanded 10 years in prison against him.

A 44-second trailer advances the contents of "El Capivo", which narrates the years in which the writer was imprisoned in Algiers, and which will be released on October 17.

In front of the criminal court in Dar El Beida near Algiers, a fast trial began on Thursday against the Algerian-French author Boualem Sansal.The prosecution demands ten years imprisonment for the 80-year-old writer and Peace Prize winner of the German Book Trade.

Algeria prosecutors seek 10 years’ jail for writer Boualem Sansal: media

Algerian prosecutors have requested a 10-year prison sentence for French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, accused of undermining the country's territorial integrity, local media reported Thursday. Sansal, a prominent figure in North African modern francophone literature, is known for his criticism of Algerian authorities as well as of Islamists. The 80-year-old was detained in November upon arrival at Algiers airport, at a time of growing tension…

Algerian Kamel Daoud (Mostaganem, 1970) has made literature—and before, journalism—a place of intellectual combat. His recognition came in 2013 with Meursault, a revised case, a rewrite of El extranjero, by Albert Camus, from the perspective of the brother of the anonymous Arab murdered by the narrator of the original novel. In his latest book, Huríes (Cabaret Voltaire), winner of the Goncourt prize in 2024, Daoud gives voice to Aube, a woman ma…

The Algerian Public Prosecutor's Office requested 10 years in prison for Boualem Sansal, accused of undermining Algeria's territorial integrity while defending Morocco's position on Western Sahara.