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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 [...]

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‘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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]