Algeria Stops Christian Worship in HomeJune 28, 2019 — 06/28/2019 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – An Algerian judge has issued a two month suspended prison sentence and hefty fine of 100,000 dinars ($840 USD) on a Christian who was...
Algerian Authorities Escalate Religious PersecutionMay 25, 2019 — 05/25/2019 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Once again, Algerian authorities have violated religious freedom by shuttering another church on May 22nd. The authorities claim that the church, which is located...
Algerian Church Threatened with DemolitionMay 9, 2019 — 05/09/2019 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – According to the Barnabas Fund, a church in the Algerian city of Tizi Ouzou is being threatened with demolition by security officials although the...
Algerian Christian Converts Win Final Court BattleMay 3, 2019 — 05/03/2019 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Rachid Ouali, an Algerian Muslim Background Believer, has been embroiled in legal cases since last year. It began when he and four other Christians...
Algerian Christians Prepare for CourtMay 1, 2019 — 05/01/2019 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Two separate court cases involving Algerian Christians are scheduled this month as the authorities continue to pressure believers by restricting access to corporate worship....
Resignation of Algerian President Questions the Future of ChristiansApril 6, 2019 — 4/6/19 Algeria (International Christian Concern) After twenty years as President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika agreed on Monday to step down, yielding to weeks of mass demonstrations demanding his resignation and...
Al-Qaeda Uses Algerian Protests to Single Out ChristiansMarch 17, 2019 — 03/17/2019 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Throughout the past three weeks, Algerians have massively protested against a fifth term for President Bouteflika. Hoping to capitalize on the unrest, last week...
France Opens Investigation into Algeria’s Persecution of ChristiansMarch 3, 2019 — 03/03/2019 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – The French Parliament has officially opened an inquiry into the persecution of Christians in Algeria. The inquiry specifically points to Algeria’s closure of churches...
Authorities Prevent Algerian Church from WorshipJanuary 30, 2019 — 01/30/2019 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – This past October, Algerian authorities sealed a church in the Kayblie region. The Church of Azagher has about 300 members, and they began meeting in...
Algerian Christian Acquitted of Blasphemy ChargesJanuary 12, 2019 — 01/12/2019 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – An Algerian Christian farmer from a Muslim Background was acquitted of blasphemy charges on December 30th, according to Middle East Concern. This farmer became a Christian...
Official Notice Posted to Close Algerian ChurchJanuary 4, 2019 — 01/04/2019 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Algerian Pastor Rabah Messaoudi received an official notice on December 30th that the authorities have ordered his church to close, according to Morning Star News....
Algerian Christians Rejoice at Charge DismissalDecember 26, 2018 — 12/26/2018 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – All charges have been dismissed against four Algerian Christians, three of whom belong to the same family, who were accused of “inciting a Muslim to change...
Christian Bookstore Reopened by Algerian CourtDecember 15, 2018 — 12/15/2018 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Last November, a church and a Christian bookshop was closed by authorities in the Algerian city of Ain Turk. The church was reopened this past June,...
Algerian Court Closes Another ChurchNovember 27, 2018 — 11/27/2018 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Yet another church has closed in Algeria as part of a systematic strategy by the authorities to increase restrictions on Christians. The church was closed on...
Algerian Court Prolongs Conversion CaseNovember 9, 2018 — 11/09/2018 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Four Algerian Christians, three of whom belong to the same family, had their November 6th court case postponed until November 27th. They have been accused of...
Police in Algeria Close Down Another ChurchOctober 21, 2018 — 10/21/2018 Algeria (International Christian Concern) – Algerian police shut the doors of a church on October 16. Government officials ordered the church to close in February after inspecting the site...
