PEN International: Algeria - Boualem Sansal's Arrest and Detention Raises Concerns About Freedom of Expression
December 10, 2024
December 10, 2024
LONDON, England, Dec. 10 -- PEN International issued the following news:
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We are gravely concerned by the arrest and detention of prominent writer and novelist Boualem Sansal, particularly as his whereabouts remained unknown for over a week. No one should face arrest, enforced disappearance, or detention for peacefully expressing their views. Sansal must be freed immediately, and the Algerian authorities must end their assault on freedom of expression in the countr . . .
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We are gravely concerned by the arrest and detention of prominent writer and novelist Boualem Sansal, particularly as his whereabouts remained unknown for over a week. No one should face arrest, enforced disappearance, or detention for peacefully expressing their views. Sansal must be freed immediately, and the Algerian authorities must end their assault on freedom of expression in the countr . . .