Algeria issues arrest warrants for writer Daoud amid escalating tensions with France

Two international arrest warrants are out for renowned French-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud, who has been accused by Algerian authorities of using the true story of a survivor of a massacre during the civil war for his novel Houris without permission.

Two proceedings are under way against the author of the novel "Houris", accused of having "stealed" the story of Saâda Arbane, a victim of terrorism in Algeria. At the same time, Algiers issued two international arrest warrants for the recipient of the Goncourt Prize.

Algeria issues arrest warrants for writer Daoud amid escalating tensions with France

Algeria has issued two arrest warrants for acclaimed French-Algerian writer Kamel Daoud, the French foreign ministry said on Wednesday, as tensions surge between the two countries.

After Boualem Sansal, it is Kamel Daoud's turn to become the target of the Algerian regime. The Franco-Algérien writer is currently targeted by two international arrest warrants issued by a judge... Read the article Algeria: the Franco-Algérien writer Kamel Daoud targeted by two international arrest warrants appeared first on current values.

In November 2024, an Algerian court had accepted a first complaint against the writer and his psychiatrist wife for revealing and using the story of a patient for writing his novel "Houris", awarded the Goncourt Prize 2024.

The French-Algérien writer Kamel Daoud is targeted by two international arrest warrants issued by Algeria. The reasons for these warrants are not known to her lawyer but, according to her, "could only be political and linked to her latest novel, Houris".