Condemning the arrest and detention of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, the European Parliament on Thursday 23 January called for his immediate and unconditional release.
In the joint resolution adopted by the Greens/EFA, S&D, Renew Europe, EPP and ECR groups (533 votes in favour, 24 against and 48 abstentions), Parliament calls on the EU institutions and the EU delegation to make their concerns publicly known to the Algerian authorities and to organise a medical mission to assess...