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Algerian Court Sentences Author Kamel Daoud to Three Years

4/22/2026

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A court sentenced Kamel Daoud, a French-Algerian author, to three years in prison in Algeria for Houris, the 2024 Goncourt Prize book.
Daoud was fined 5 million Algerian dinars (about $38,000) as part of the verdict.
The Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation punishes public mentions of Algeria's civil war.
The case cites Houris as its subject; Daoud faces two international arrest warrants and potential loss of nationality.

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A court sentenced Kamel Daoud, a French-Algerian author, to three years in prison in Algeria for Houris, the 2024 Goncourt Prize book.
Daoud was fined 5 million Algerian dinars (about $38,000) as part of the verdict.
The Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation punishes public mentions of Algeria's civil war.
The case cites Houris as its subject; Daoud faces two international arrest warrants and potential loss of nationality.