Algeria Closing Several Churches

An Algerian pastor says authorities have sealed three more church buildings amid a government campaign to close down Christian places of worship in the Muslim-majority nation.

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Algeria Christian Appeals Sentence For Abandoning Islam And Spreading Christianity

An Algerian man jailed for abandoning Islam and accepting donations to spread Christianity plans to appeal the sentence, Worthy News learned Friday.

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Algeria Jails Christian For Spreading Christianity

A former Muslim who turned to faith in Christ says he has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for alleged unauthorized donations to spread Christianity.

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Algeria: Pastor sentenced to prison for “shaking Muslim faith” with Christian literature at bookstore

A pastor in Oran Province, Algeria has been sentenced to one year in prison for “shaking the faith” of Muslims with Christian literature at the bookshop he managed, Morning Star News reports. Pastor Rachid Seighir was given the prison term just a few d…

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Algeria Returns Church Amid Worries About Detained Pastor And Assistant

Algerian Christians are pleased that authorities returned a church building but remain concerned about a pastor and fellow Christian sentenced to two years in jail for “shaking the faith of Muslims.”

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Tunisia Grants Asylum To Algerian Christian, But Persecution Remains

A Christian man who escaped from Algeria after being jailed and persecuted for “blasphemy” against Islam has received temporary asylum in neighboring Tunisia, Worthy News learned.

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