Algerian court sentences writer Kamel Daoud to five years over novel

An Algerian court sentenced Franco-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud and his wife to five years in prison for allegedly using confidential medical information in his prize-winning novel 'Houris', which depicts a survivor of the 1990s civil war. The case raises tensions over freedom of expression and state control of historical narratives in Algeria. The verdict is likely to strain Franco-Algerian relations and may have chilling effects on literary and academic work.

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