French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, embroiled in a severe diplomatic dispute between Algeria and Paris, was handed a five-year prison sentence on Thursday. The conviction stems from charges of undermining Algeria’s territorial integrity, as reported by an AFP journalist.

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