Hichem Aboud (Arabic: هشام عبود, romanized: hišhām ʿabuwd, born 15 June 1955) is an Algerian journalist and political activist.

[13][7] In 1995, Aboud became the Algiers correspondent for Le Quotidien de Paris, his accreditation was withdrawn by the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

[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".

[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][25] 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.

[26][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.

[32][33][34] In October 2024, Aboud was kidnapped by two hooded men at Barcelona-El Prat Airport after taking a flight from Brussels.

[35][36] He was rescued days later and found tied up in a boat crossing the Guadalquivir by the Guardia Civil in Lebrija, 900 km away from Barcelona, two suspects were arrested.