Algeria’s Revised Government Insufficient For Religious Freedom

July 16, 2021 — 07/16/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Following June parliamentary elections, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced his new government changes in appointed personnel. Tebboune’s revised government brought little change to top...

Brief: Religious Freedom in Algeria

July 7, 2021 — Although the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in 2019 provided an unparalleled opportunity for Algeria to improve its human rights and religious freedom record, the nation has only succeeded in...

Restrictions on Religious Freedom in Algeria Prompt USCIRF Condemnation

June 24, 2021 — 06/24/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressed its concern for the deterioration of religious freedom in Algeria. USCIRF’s condemnation comes in the...

Algerian Christians Receive Verdict While More Churches Closed

June 7, 2021 — 06/07/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Algerian Christians Pastor Rachid Seighir and his bookshop assistant Nouh Hamami appealed their sentences for proselytization on May 16 and both received one-year suspended...

Historic Church Building Returned to EPA After a Decade

June 4, 2021 — 06/04/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – A church building in Mostaganem was returned to the Église Protestante d’Algérie (EPA), or Protestant Churches of Algeria, after nearly a decade of court...

With No Churches Left to Close, Algerian Government Turns to Individuals

May 18, 2021 — 05/18/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Algerian government restrictions on Christians in 2018 began with the closure of 13 churches. Now, all Protestant churches remain closed and individual Christians are bearing...

Algerian Christians Proselytizing Appeal Delayed

April 28, 2021 — 04/28/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Algerian Christians Pastor Rachid Seighir and his bookshop assistant Nouh Hamami had their court hearing back one month and will now appeal their two-year prison...

Algeria Protests Continue Over Lack of Rights

April 13, 2021 — 04/13/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Algeria’s protest movement, known as Hirak, has been reignited after a year of pandemic restrictions and oppressive legislation. The 2019 protests circulated around then-President...

Algerian Blasphemy Charges Continue

April 12, 2021 — 04/12/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Algerian Christian Slimane Bouhafs served nearly two years in prison on blasphemy charges before seeking asylum in Tunisia. Now, he is seeking refuge yet again...

Swiss Parliamentarian Raises Concern Regarding Church Closures in Algeria

March 30, 2021 — 03/30/2021 Switzerland (International Christian Concern) - This month, Swiss National Councilor Eric Nussbaumer called on the Swiss Federal Council to address the closure of Protestant churches in Algeria, which many...

North African Laws Leave Christians Vulnerable

March 27, 2021 — 03/27/2021 North Africa (International Christian Concern) – Ten years after the Arab Spring, minorities in North African countries continue to experience religious persecution and oppression. According to independent research by...

Algerian Christian Prison Sentence Upheld

March 26, 2021 — 03/26/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Algerian Christian Hamid Soudad had his five-year prison sentence upheld during his appeal case on March 22. Courts convicted him of sharing a cartoon of...

Algerian Christians to Face Trial Soon

March 17, 2021 — 03/17/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Three Algerian Christians will have their appeals heard within the next month for their charges. They face blasphemy and proselytizing charges. Hamid Soudad was sentenced...

Algerian Christians Receive Prison Sentences In Absentia

March 11, 2021 — 03/11/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Two Christians received two-year prison sentences and heavy fines for “proselytizing” in response to incidents that took place in 2008 and 2017. Pastor Rachid Seighir...

The Cost of Christianity

February 19, 2021 —

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UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteurs Publish Letter Denouncing Algerian Closures of Protestant Churches

February 19, 2021 — 02/19/2021 Geneva (International Christian Concern) - A letter sent to the Algerian government in December 2020 by three UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) rapporteurs has been made public. The 7-page...