Le Pays De France - Boulevard (English)

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai's court case a 'show trial': son

The son of the Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai said Tuesday that his father's trial in the Chinese territory was a "sham" but that he was "proud" of how he was handling himself in court.

Algeria holds writer Boualem Sansal on national security charges: lawyer

Algerian authorities have remanded in custody on national security charges prominent French-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal following his arrest earlier this month that sparked alarm throughout the literary world, his French lawyer said on Tuesday.