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Algeria rebukes France for 'interference' over detention of writer Boualem Sansal

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Algeria rebukes France for 'interference' over detention of writer Boualem Sansal

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  • On January 7, **Algeria accused France** of "unacceptable and blatant interference" regarding the detention of writer **Boualem Sansal**.
  • French President **Emmanuel Macron** criticized Algeria for holding Sansal on **national security charges**, calling for his release.
  • Algeria's foreign ministry rejected Macron's remarks, stating they mischaracterized Sansal's arrest as a **freedom of expression** issue.
  • Sansal was detained in November for allegedly challenging Algeria's **territorial integrity**, an act punishable under Algerian law.
  • Macron described Sansal, a **70-year-old** writer with French citizenship, as a "freedom fighter" amid growing tensions between the two nations.

Read more in the original article: Le Monde

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