Algeria prevents Mustapha Benfodil from joining a writing residency in France

Algerian playwright and journalist Mustapha Benfodil is prevented from leaving Algeria.

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He was due to take part in a residency near Avignon for a theatre creation project.

Authorities blame him for an article on shale gas exploitation, a topic classified as sensitive.

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