TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Algeria sealed shut a church site on Tuesday (Oct. 16) even after Christian leaders complied with orders to meet building codes, sources said. In Azaghar village near Akbou, about 185 kilometers (114 miles) east of Algiers in Bejaia Province, Kabylie Region, eight policemen sealed shut the doors of […]
Another Church Building Sealed Shut in Algeria
Compliance with building codes not enough to prevent closure.
October 18, 2018 By - Leave a Comment
Christians Face Trial in Algeria over Wife’s Accusations of Evangelizing
Muslim relatives forced her to file complaint, husband says.
October 10, 2018 By - Leave a Comment
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – Two Christians in Algeria are facing trial after the Muslim wife of one accused them of suggesting she leave Islam, her husband said. Rachid Ouali and his 67-year-old friend, Ali Larchi, went before a judge in Bouira, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) southeast of Algiers, on Tuesday (Oct. 9), after […]
Authorities in Algeria Seal Shut Another Church Building
Sober reminder that harassment policy still in force.
July 17, 2018 By - Leave a Comment
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – Church leaders didn’t get an explanation for why the seventh worship building to be closed in Algeria since November was sealed last week, but they suspect lack of registration was the pretext. It is virtually impossible to register a church in Algeria under current restrictions. Although three of the six […]
Sentence Upheld for Pastor in Algeria Stopped for Carrying Christian Literature
Judge rebukes church leader.
May 17, 2018 By - Leave a Comment
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – A case that began with police in Algeria stopping a Christian suspected of carrying Bibles in his car ended yesterday with a large fine for the church leader. A judge in Tiaret, 600 kilometers (372 miles) southwest of Algiers, on Wednesday (May 16) denied pastor Nouredine Belabed’s appeal of a […]
Conviction, Sentencing of Christian in Algeria ‘Ridiculous,’ Attorney Says
Authorities interrogating convert pressured him to renounce Christ, he says.
May 4, 2018 By - Leave a Comment
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – A court in Algeria yesterday withdrew a six-month prison sentence but upheld a fine on a convert from Islam for carrying Christian literature and some crucifix-shaped keychains into the country, sources said. Idir Hamdad was fined 20,000 Algerian dinars (US$172) plus customs expenses after a judge at the court in […]
Sentencing of Pastor Adds to Uptick in Persecution in Algeria
Rights advocates fear coordinated campaign against Christianity.
March 12, 2018 By - Leave a Comment
(Morning Star News) – 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. In Frenda, Tiaret Province, pastor Nordine B. was ordered to […]
Quashing of Childcare Facility Application in Algeria Rooted in Religious Discrimination
Reason for denial cloaked in secrecy.
April 14, 2017 By - Leave a Comment
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – The social services agency of Tizi-Ouzou Province, Algeria, has denied a permit to a childcare facility without explanation, but almost certainly because of the owner’s Christian faith, sources said. The owner met all the conditions required by law for opening an early childhood care facility in the city of Tizi-Ouzou […]
Christian in Algeria Sentenced to Prison for Cartoons on Facebook
Term reduced to one year, but attorney plans to appeal to Supreme Court.
January 11, 2017 By - Leave a Comment
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria (Morning Star News) – A judge in Algeria has reduced from five years to one year a prison sentence for a Christian convicted of offending Islam with cartoons on his Facebook page. Samir Chamek, a 33-year-old theater actor in Algeria’s northern area of Wilaya de Bouira, had been sentenced to five years and […]
Life of Christian Imprisoned in Algeria for Blasphemy in Danger, Family Fears
Health deteriorating; Muslim inmates threaten to attack him.
November 29, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – The daughter of an Algerian Christian sentenced to three years in prison on a charge of blaspheming Islam fears for his life, religious freedom advocates said. Muslim prisoners reportedly planned to beat Slimane Bouhafs, 49, for defending his faith, and his health has faltered due to lack of medical care, […]
Church Building in Algeria Looted, Vandalized
Congregation has history of opposition from Islamists.
January 12, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
TIZI-OUZOU, Algeria, (Morning Star News) – Unknown “thugs” who wrote a jihadist slogan on a church building in the center of this city on the Algerian coast on Thursday night (Jan. 7) looted and damaged the property, sources said. The assailants vandalized or stole furniture, worship items and money worth about US$8,000 from the Light […]