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Hichem Aboud
هشام عبود
Born (1955-06-15) June 15, 1955 (age 69)
Bab El Oued, Algiers
EducationAlgiers 1 University
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • activist
Military career
Allegiance Algeria
Service / branchAlgerian People's National Army

Hichem Aboud (Template:Lang-ar, born June 15, 1955) is an Algerian journalist and political activist. Aboud was the founder and redactor-in-chief the "Mon Journal" (Template:Lang-ar) newspaper.[1] The newspaper was published in both French and Arabic.[2] In 2013, the journal was banned in Algeria after reporting on Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's health.[3][4][2] As of 2023, Aboud has over 613,000 subscribers on YouTube.[5][6]

Early life

Hichem Aboud was born in a Chaoui family on June 15, 1955, in Bab El Oued, Algiers.[7] Aboud enrolled in the Algerian People's National Army in 1975.[7][8] Aboud received a Diploma from the Institute of Political Science and Information at Algiers 1 University in 1978.[7]

Career

Aboud started his journalism career in 1977 as a freelance writer for Jeunesse Action and La République, He later became the Algiers bureau chief for El-Hadef, a journal specialized in sports.[7]

In 1979, Aboud became the redactor-in-chief of El-Djeïch, the People's National Army's official publication. Aboud became Mohamed Betchine's chief of staff in 1987, at the time, Betchine was the director of the Délégation Générale à la Prévention et à la Sécurité, the Algerian military intelligence service.[9][10][11][12] During his work as Betchine's chief of staff, Aboud still contributed to El-Hadef under a pseudonym.[7] He left the army on October 16, 1992.[7] He created an independent journal covering Eastern Algeria named El-Acil, the journal was banned in 1993 for its fierce criticism of the government.[7] After moving to Constantine in 1994, Aboud launched another publication named Le Libre, the publication was banned after five months following criticism of the military and government.[13][7] In 1995, Aboud became the Algiers correspondent for Le Quotidien de Paris, his accreditation was withdrawn by the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[7]

He was granted political asylum in France in 1997 where he released a book in 2002 named "The Mafia of Generals" (Template:Lang-fr).[14][15] In the book, which he created with the goal of "breaking the omerta", he denounces the Algerian government as a "political and military mafia".[7][10][16][15] He created two magazines while in France, Racines d'Outre-Méd in 2004 and Repères Maghrébins in 2009.[17][18] He renounced his political refugee status in 2011 and returned to Algeria.[10][14]

He created a journal named "Mon Journal" (Template:Lang-ar) in 2011.[14] The journal was banned in Algeria after a story was published about Abdelaziz Bouteflika's coma and hospitalisation in France.[19][11][20] Aboud was banned from exiting Algerian territory by a judge after being found guilty of "undermining national security, territorial integrity and the proper functioning of state institutions".[21]

He fled to France through Tunisia on August 10, 2013.[4][22] He is currently living in France under a ten-year resident card.[4] He created a Swiss-based TV channel in 2018 named Amel TV, the channel broadcast from France through IPTV and Satellite, Amel TV went bankrupt the same year due to lack of funding.[23] He created a YouTube channel named "Aboud Hichem TV" on May 10, 2018.[5]

In February 2020, Aboud was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison by a court in Tébessa for "illegal immigration" on charges relating to his 2013 escape to France.[1][24] In April 2021, Aboud was sentenced to seven years in prison by a courtroom in Chéraga for "disclosing confidential information" for reporting on Khaled Nezzar and his arrest warrant in Switzerland for crimes against humanity.[25][1] A court in Bir Mourad Raïs issued an arrest warrant against Aboud for charges relating to his alleged involvement in the Rachad movement, which the Algerian government named a terrorist group.[26] An international arrest warrant was issued later that year, however, France has refused to extradite him to Algeria.[4][27]

The charges against Aboud caused protest in Algeria, where protestors repeatedly chanted that "Hicham Aboud, [is a] free journalist" (Template:Lang-ar). His name was published on the Algerian government's national list of terrorist entities in February 2022, the list was taken offline from their website the next day.[28][29] Aboud denies all of these accusations.[30]

In 2022, Aboud alleged that he was the victim of an assassination plot in Brussels, Aboud reportedly pressed charges against people he believes were responsible in the plot.[31][32][33]

Bibliography

  • Aboud, Hichem (2002). La mafia des généraux (in French). Paris: Lattès. ISBN 978-2-7096-2337-7. OCLC 49382731.

References

  1. ^ a b c "L'Expression: Nationale - Lourdes peines contre Aboud et Zitout". L'Expression (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  2. ^ a b "Mon Journal et Jaridati toujours interdits d'impression". El Watan. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  3. ^ AFP. "Algérie : censure sur l'état de santé de Bouteflika". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  4. ^ a b c d "Un journaliste algérien condamné par contumace à sept ans de prison pour "atteinte à l'unité nationale"". SudOuest (in French). 2021-02-17. ISSN 1760-6454. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  5. ^ a b "Aboud Hichem TV - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  6. ^ Aamari, Oussama (September 10, 2022). "Algerian Journalist Jailed for Reporting on Algeria's Date Exports". www.moroccoworldnews.com.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Aboud, Hichem (2002). La mafia des généraux (in French). Paris: Lattès. ISBN 978-2-7096-2337-7. OCLC 49382731.
  8. ^ "J'accuse les mafieux généraux algériens - Le Mague, Arts, Critique(s) et Société". www.lemague.net. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  9. ^ "Algérie: quand des voyous mènent le bal". Le HuffPost (in French). 2014-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  10. ^ a b c "Un militaire réfugié en France accuse les généraux algériens". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2001-06-14. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  11. ^ a b "Algérie: la presse censurée sur la santé de Bouteflika – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  12. ^ "La crise du régime s'amplifie avec le départ du général Betchine Le numéro deux algérien démissionne Après le ministre de la Justice, c'est le "ministre-conseiller" du président Zéroual qui fait ses bagages". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  13. ^ "Interview de HICHEM ABOUD, exilé algérien en France". www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  14. ^ a b c "Algérie : qui sont les activistes que la justice veut faire extrader pour terrorisme et blanchiment d'argent ? – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  15. ^ a b "La Mafia des généraux". Hachette.fr.
  16. ^ "Hichem Aboud to Echourouk: The regime has no clear vision for the future". الشروق أونلاين (in Arabic). 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  17. ^ Aboud, Hichem (2004). Racines d'Outre-Méd. Roubaix: Centre d'affaires Atitlan.
  18. ^ "Le débat - Algérie : un pouvoir droit dans ses bottes (Partie 2)". France 24 (in French). 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  19. ^ "La phrase d'Hichem Aboud". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  20. ^ "État de santé de Bouteflika: "Pourquoi ne voit-on pas le président à la télévision ?"". France 24 (in French). 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  21. ^ "Algérie : Hichem Aboud poursuivi pour "atteinte à la sûreté de l'Etat"". TV5MONDE (in French). 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  22. ^ "Algérie : un journaliste interdit de quitter le territoire national – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  23. ^ "Hichem Aboud (auteur de La Mafia des généraux)". Babelio (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  24. ^ "L'Expression: Nationale - Hichem Aboud condamné à 7 ans de prison ferme". L'Expression (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  25. ^ "Le général Khaled Nezzar pourrait être jugé en Suisse". LEFIGARO (in French). 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  26. ^ "Algérie : quatre activistes accusés de "terrorisme" par la justice". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  27. ^ "Alger lance des mandats d'arrêts contre des activistes accusés de " terrorisme "". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  28. ^ "Arrêté du 5 Rajab 1443 correspondant au 6 février 2022 portant inscription sur la liste nationale des personnes et entités terroristes". Journal Officiel de la République Algérienne. 11: 24. 2022-02-06.
  29. ^ "بالتفاصيل..صدور قائمة بأسماء الأشخاص والكيانات الإرهابية". الشروق أونلاين (in Arabic). 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  30. ^ لماذا تم سحب الجريدة الرسمية رقم 11 من موقع الأمانة العامة للحكومة؟, retrieved 2022-02-26
  31. ^ "Un commando algérien devait assassiner l'opposant Hichem Aboud". Mondafrique (in French). 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  32. ^ هذه تفاصيل العملية المدبرة بهدف تصفيتي الجسدية بامر من تبون, retrieved 2022-02-26
  33. ^ ماذا عن تسريبات أمير دي زاد في موضوع تصفيتي الجسدية؟, retrieved 2022-02-26
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