An Algerian court is set to rule on a prosecutor’s appeal to double Boualem Sansal’s prison sentence from five to ten years for comments deemed offensive to Algeria’s sovereignty. This case has heightened tensions between Algeria and France, with diplomatic calls for mercy and concerns over Sansal’s health amid his ongoing imprisonment and criticism of his support for Israel.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: An Algerian court will decide on Tuesday whether to make a writer’s prison sentence longer because he said something about Algeria and France that upset some people.
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