Christians in Algeria Hit with More Church Closures
Authorities today sealed shut a church building in Tigzirt, Algeria, two days after shutting another building serving two churches without prior notice, sources said.
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Sentencing of Pastor Adds to Uptick in Persecution in Algeria
In the latest of a rash of persecution incidents in Algeria, a judge on Thursday (March 8) sentenced a pastor to a fine and a suspended prison sentence under a law that prohibits causing Muslims to doubt their religion, sources said.
...continue reading this storyAlgeria: ‘unjust law’ still denying churches their ‘right to worship’
Churches in northern Algeria continue to clash with the authorities over permission to hold services in non-religious buildings.
...continue reading this storyAlgeria: Church told to stop worship services
A church in Algeria's northern Kabylie region where St. Augustine had preached during the fifth century was ordered to stop all religious activities last month.
...continue reading this storyAlgeria: Church looted, vandalized
Last week, vandals who wrote 'Allah Akbar' on a church's walls in Tizi-Ouzou, Algerian, also stole its congregation's cash.
...continue reading this storyAlgeria: Apostate faces prison for defaming Islam
For nearly nine months, an Algerian Christian convert from Islam still waits for a ruling on his appeal to the severe sentence handed him for allegedly proselytizing and defaming Islam and its prophet, according to Morning Star News.
...continue reading this storyChristian heavily fined by Algerian court
An Algerian Christian was heavily fine by an appellate court in Tindouf Wednesday for proselytizing.
...continue reading this storyAlgerian Christians Continue to Worship Despite Government Order
The High Commissioner of police in Bejaia ordered all Christian churches closed, including places of worship still under construction; if not, the commissioner threatened "severe consequences and punishments" would result.
...continue reading this storyCase against Christians arrested during Ramadan fast thrown out of court
An Algerian court acquitted two Christians of breaking the Ramadan fast despite the prosecution's demand that they be punished for "insulting Islam."
...continue reading this storyAlgerian Christians Arrested for Eating During Muslim Fast
Two Christian construction workers were in court Aug. 13 for not observing the Muslim fast of Ramadan.
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