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Boualem Sansal, Algerian French Writer, Is Sentenced to 5 Years in Algerian Prison

Boualem Sansal, Algerian French Writer, Is Sentenced to 5 Years in Algerian Prison

An Algerian French writer whose arrest in Algeria on accusations of undermining national unity and security inflamed tensions with France was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday. The writer, Boualem Sansal, who was born in Algeria and became a French citizen last year, was arrested in November because of statements he made to […]

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Turkey’s Opposition Calls for Boycott and Mass Protests After Arrest of Istanbul Mayor

Turkey’s Opposition Calls for Boycott and Mass Protests After Arrest of Istanbul Mayor

One week after the Turkish government arrested the mayor of Istanbul, who is the top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the political opposition on Wednesday pressed new tactics to fight what it called an assault on the country’s democracy. The arrest has set off nightly demonstrations that have drawn hundreds of thousands of antigovernment

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Canadian Who Was in an ‘American Pie’ Video Says ICE Held Her for 12 Days

Canadian Who Was in an ‘American Pie’ Video Says ICE Held Her for 12 Days

When Jasmine Mooney brought her visa application earlier this month to the San Ysidro, Calif., border crossing, the busiest in the United States, the former actress said, she was prepared to be turned away. At worst, as she put it, she would have to pay for a flight home to Vancouver. But Ms. Mooney, 35,

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Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s Leader, Sees Opportunity in Trump’s Deportations

Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s Leader, Sees Opportunity in Trump’s Deportations

Shortly after the Trump administration deported hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador this weekend, the Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele, posted a three-minute video on social media. It featured shackled men being marched off a plane over a dramatic electronic soundtrack and into prison, where they were shaved bald. Mr. Bukele also taunted the U.S. judge

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