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 […]
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
Sudan Releases Bible Shipments Detained in Port Years Ago
Country long starved of Arabic-language Scripture.
October 5, 2018 By - Leave a Comment
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – In a surprise move, Sudan has released shipments of Bibles long held in port, including one detained nearly six years ago, according to the head of the Bible Society in Sudan. The Rev. Ismail Abdurahman Kenani, Khartoum-based director of the Bible Society in Sudan, said port authorities had been […]
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 […]
Sudan Returns Church Building Closed Four Years Ago
A rare reversal amid demolitions and closures.
July 12, 2018 By - 1 Comment
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Khartoum, Sudan have handed back a church building that they had padlocked four years ago and threatened to seize, Christian leaders said. A Sudanese church leader involved in the return of the Khartoum Christian Center building, owned by the Sudan Pentecostal Church (SPC), told Morning Star News […]
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 […]
Security Agents in Morocco Reportedly Detain Christian for 24 Hours
Harassment comes amid calls for religious freedom.
April 20, 2018 By - Leave a Comment
CAIRO, Egypt (Morning Star News) – Security police in Morocco detained a Christian for 24 hours after finding Christian literature in his backpack, according to published reports. Spanish news agency EFE reported that authorities stopped the 35-year-old Moroccan, whose name was not disclosed, as he came out of his home in Rabat on Wednesday morning (April […]
Christians in Sudan Charged in Defense of Church Property Case
Court drops charges against five others.
April 13, 2018 By - Leave a Comment
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A court in Omdurman, Sudan on Wednesday (April 11) charged four Christians who defended church property from a takeover by a Muslim business interest, sources said. Azhari Tumbara, Muna Matta, George Adam and Kudi Abderhman last year tried to keep authorities from seizing Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church (SPEC) property […]
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 […]
Court in Sudan Fines Christian Leaders for Defending Church Property
Government helping Muslim business interest take over school, sources say.
February 6, 2018 By - Leave a Comment
JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – A court in Sudan has fined seven church leaders fighting a takeover of their school in Omdurman for “objection to authorities,” a church leader said. The court yesterday (Feb. 5) found Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church (SPEC) elder Yohanna Tia guilty under articles 182/183 for objection to authorities and fined […]