UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteurs Publish Letter Denouncing Algerian Closures of Protestant ChurchesFebruary 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...
Algerian Churches Remain Closed Amidst PandemicFebruary 18, 2021 — 02/18/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – All mosques were reopened in Algeria starting February 15 with acceptable COVID-19 regulations in place. However, churches were excluded from the recent reopening measures. A...
Algerian Christian Sentenced to Five YearsFebruary 2, 2021 — 02/02/2021 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Hamid, a 43-year-old Christian father of four, was arrested on January 20 for posting a cartoon of Muhammad on Facebook and received a sentencing of...
Middle East Persecution Rises, Says New ReportJanuary 13, 2021 — 01/13/2021 Middle East (International Christian Concern) – Open Doors released its 2021 World Watch List, indicating an increase for several Middle Eastern countries. Most notably, Turkey now ranks 25, moving up...
Two Algerian Christians Face the CourtsDecember 13, 2020 — 12/13/2020 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Algeria’s Court of Amizour has tried two Christians for “insulting the prophet and denigrating the precepts of the Muslim religion.” In the first case,...
Is there hope for Christians in Algeria?December 4, 2020 — By Linda Burkle, PhD Last year, major political changes occurred in Algeria when President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned after twenty years in power. Shortly after, in December 2019, Abdelmadjid Tebboune was...
Algeria: New Constitution, Closed ChurchesNovember 8, 2020 — 11/08/2020 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Despite a low voter turnout, Algeria voted on November 1st to approve constitutional reforms which Christians worry will do little to protect religious freedom....
Algeria Maintains Church ClosuresOctober 18, 2020 — 10/18/2020 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – A year has now passed since Algeria closed two of the country’s largest churches, bringing the total number of churches closed by the authorities...
Algeria’s Constitution: Better or Worse for Christians?September 24, 2020 — 09/24/2020 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Algerian Christians have expressed concern regarding the released draft of a revised constitution, which is expected to be voted upon through a popular referendum...
A Wave of Church Closures in AlgeriaSeptember 4, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_custom_heading text="By Matias Perttula" font_container="tag:h6|text_align:left" use_theme_fonts="yes" css=".vc_custom_1597859159505{margin-bottom: 22px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="117901" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 09/04/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Last year, an Algerian church leader, Pastor Challah, released an...
Algeria Sets Date for Constitutional ReferendumAugust 29, 2020 — 08/29/2020 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – After months of delay because of the pandemic, Algeria’s president has finally announced that the constitutional referendum will occur on November 1st. The date...
Algeria Maintains Church ClosuresAugust 18, 2020 — 08/18/2020 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Algeria's administrative court has rejected a request from the Spring of Life Church in Makouda to cancel the governor's closure order. This church belongs to...
Algeria Loosens COVID Restrictions but Continues to Restrict Religious FreedomAugust 13, 2020 — 08/13/2020 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Earlier this week, Algerians celebrated as the government eased COVID-19 regulations in another 29 provinces. The order allows travel and shortens curfews, bringing these...
Algerian Christians Fear New Religious DiscriminationJuly 8, 2020 — 07/08/2020 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – A list of all teachers and their religious affiliations in the primary, middle, and secondary levels was recently established by Algeria’s Department of Intelligence...
Report: Pandemic and Persecution in the Middle EastMay 29, 2020 — The COVID-19 pandemic has initiated global lockdowns, slowing down societies but not religious persecution. In the Middle East, where persecution was once defined by ISIS, the pandemic exposed a transformation...
US Leaders Denounce Christian Persecution in AlgeriaMay 11, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Rep. Doug Lamborn Calls Attention to Persecution Through Congressional Letter 05/11/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Congressman Doug Lamborn...
