Algeria
Algerians campaign to save treasured songbird from hunters
With its vivid plumage and sweet trill, the goldfinch has long been revered in Algeria, but the national obsession has
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In a recent press briefing by a Foreign Ministry spokesperson France has again raised concerns over the detention of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who has been imprisoned in Algeria since November. The 80-year-old author faces accusations of endangering state security, a charge seen as a pretext to suppress dissent. The French Foreign Ministry stated: “we remain deeply concerned about the detention of Boualem Sansal. Freedom of opinion and expression are rights we will tirelessly uphold,” adding that consular protections were being afforded to Sansal.
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Algerians campaign to save treasured songbird from hunters
With its vivid plumage and sweet trill, the goldfinch has long been revered in Algeria, but the national obsession has
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Algeria
France holds several Algerian influencers on charges of urging violence
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Libya
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