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Supporters Rally in Paris for Detained Franco-Algerian Writer Boualem Sansal

Sansal, imprisoned in Algeria for six months and battling cancer, remains cut off from nearly all contact as calls for his humanitarian release intensify.

L'écrivain franco-algérien Boualem Sansal en 2005.
Boualem Sansal à Paris, le 4 septembre 2015.
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Overview

  • Boualem Sansal, 80, was arrested in November 2024 and sentenced to five years in prison in March 2025 after a trial widely criticized as unjust.
  • The Franco-Algerian author, known for his criticism of Algeria's regime, is being treated for prostate cancer under high security and denied consular visits.
  • Supporters gathered at the Algerian embassy in Paris on May 16, 2025, urging President Tebboune to release Sansal on humanitarian grounds.
  • Sansal’s daughters, feeling powerless, have appealed to French President Macron and Algerian President Tebboune for their father's release.
  • Proposals from activists include filing a case at the International Court of Justice and imposing visa restrictions on Algeria to increase diplomatic pressure.