During his detention the French-Algerian author has spent time in hospital for ill-health. His case has sparked a wave of support from intellectuals and politicians, including Nig

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who has been ensnared in an unprecedented diplomatic crisis between Algiers and Paris, was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for undermining

An Algerian court sentenced French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal on Thursday to five years in jail for undermining national unity, drawing an expression of 'regret' from France, which called for a swift and dignified end to the situation.