Algerian Government criticised over heavy fines for transporting Bibles
World Watch Monitor In November, local authorities in Oran closed a church for “illegally print Gospels and publications intended for evangelism”. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor The Algerian Government has once again been criticised for alleged discrimination against the country’s Christian minority, this time by handing large fines to two brothers for carrying over 50 Bibles […]
Algeria government denies church closures are discrimination
World Watch Monitor The Algerian Minister of Religious Affairs has denied discriminating against the country’s Christian minority by ordering the closure of several churches in recent months. The latest church closures took place last week, as two churches were sealed by police in the north-western city of Oran. A week beforehand, two more churches received a notification to […]
Campaign against Algeria’s church “intensified”, says Middle East Concern
World Watch Monitor The Cathedral of Algiers. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor. Churches and individual Christians in Algeria have faced increased restrictions in recent months, raising concerns that these pressures signal a “coordinated campaign of intensified action against churches by the governing authorities”, according to Christian advocacy group Middle East Concern. On 19th December, three Christians were […]
Algerian church closed for ‘illegally printing Bibles and material intended for evangelism’
World Watch Monitor A church in Algeria’s north-western town of Aïn Turk has been closed down by local authorities. The church, affiliated to the Protestant Church of Algeria (known as EPA, its French acronym), was sealed off by police on 9th November. Authorities in Oran claimed the church had been used to “illegally print Gospels […]