CS Conference: Regional Focus on North Africa
This session was hosted during Coptic Solidarity’s 13th Annual Conference, “Uprooted & Endangered: Defending the Religious Minorities of the Middle East” in the Cannon [...]
Pastor of Church Ordered to Close in Algeria Sentenced to Prison
By Morning Star News – Less than a week after a a court in Algeria ordered pastor Rachid Seighir’s church to close, a judge in a separate case sentenced him to a year in prison and a fine [...]
‘Sad Day’ in Algeria as Officials Seal Buildings of Country’s Largest Churches
By Morning Star News – Authorities in Algeria on Wednesday (Oct. 16) closed the Tafath (Light) church building in Tizi-Ouzou, a day after sealing shut the country’s largest church despite [...]
Sentence Upheld for Pastor in Algeria Stopped for Carrying Christian Literature
By Morning Star News – A case that began with police in Algeria stopping a Christian suspected of carrying Bibles in his car ended yesterday with a large fine for the church leader. A [...]
Sentencing of Pastor Adds to Uptick in Persecution in Algeria
By Morning Star News – In the latest of a rash of persecution incidents in Algeria, a judge on Thursday (March 8) sentenced a pastor to a fine and a suspended prison sentence under a law [...]
Algerian Christian gets maximum sentence for ‘blasphemy’
By WorldWatch Monitor – A Christian in Algeria has been sentenced to five years in prison – the maximum term – and given a heavy fine for blasphemy against Islam and its prophet, for a [...]
