Pardoned French-Algerian dissident writer Sansal en route to Germany
Africa • Nov 12, 2025, 7:35 PM
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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has granted a pardon to French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal following a request from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Algerian presidency said on Wednesday. Algerian authorities arrested Sansal a year ago and a court sentenced him in March to five years in jail for 'undermining national unity'.
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