Marrakech – Algerian authorities have vindictively revoked the biometric passport of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal in a calculated act of retaliation following his recent release from prison.
The punitive measure effectively strips the 81-year-old author of his fundamental right to return to his homeland without obtaining a visa like any foreign national.
The passport deactivation represents a brazen escalation in Algeria’s authoritarian crackdown on dissenting voices.
Sources close to the matter told Le Soir d’Algérie that Sansal’s travel document was deliberately disabled in the national database, rendering it invalid for international travel.
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