Franco-Algerian Writer Boualem Sansal Begins Hunger Strike in Algerian Detention
Detained since November under accusations of threatening state security, the 80-year-old writer protests alleged pressure to change his legal representation and halted medical care.
- Boualem Sansal, a prominent Franco-Algerian writer, has been detained in Algeria since November 2024 under charges of threatening state security and territorial integrity.
- Sansal has started a hunger strike, citing pressure to change his legal representation and the suspension of his cancer treatment as primary reasons.
- The charges stem from comments made in an interview where he discussed historical territorial disputes between Algeria and Morocco, which Algerian authorities deemed subversive.
- His detention has sparked international concern, with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Parliament members calling for his release.
- Sansal's lawyer has been denied a visa to visit him, raising concerns about the fairness of the legal process and the writer's deteriorating health.
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