Algeria, France

Alarm in France over fate of detained French-Algerian writer
Alarm grew in France on Friday over the fate of a prominent French-Algerian novelist detained in the country of his birth, with his publisher urging his immediate release and President Emmanuel Macron closely following the case.
France alarmed by disappearance of writer in Algeria
President Macron joins calls for information about Franco-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, missing in Algiers.
France 'concerned' over disappearance of writer Boualem Sansal in Algeria
France says it's "very concerned" about the disappearance of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who has not been heard from since he was reportedly taken into police custody upon his arrival in Algeria on Saturday.
Alarm over fate of French-Algerian writer arrested in Algiers
The concerns about his reported arrest come as another prominent French-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud is under attack over his novel Houris, which won France's top literary prize, the Goncourt. A woman has claimed the book was based on her story of surviving 1990s Islamist massacres and used without her consent.
Algerian-French author Boualem Sansal arrested in Algiers, his whereabouts remain unknown
French author Boualem Sansal upon his arrival at Algiers International Airport from Paris. At 75 years old, Sansal was detained by the Algerian General Directorate of Internal Security and is expected to face a prosecutor soon.
French Publisher Urges 'Immediate Release' Of French-Algerian Novelist After 'Arrest' By Algeria
The French publisher of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal on Friday called for his immediate release from detention in Algeria, confirming reports he had been detained in his home country.
Algeria's silence on Boualem Sansal's arrest is unjustifiable
EDITORIAL. The writer, arrested on his return to Algiers on November 16, must not become a pawn in the difficult relationship ...
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