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 […]