Algeria pardons jailed writer Boualem Sansal after German appeal
Algeria has pardoned French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, releasing the 81-year-old author after a year in jail on charges of “undermining national unity,” following a direct appeal from Germany. The Algerian presidency announced the decision on Wednesday, stating that President Abdelmadjid Tebboune had accepted a request from his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to pardon Sansal on […]