Algeria

Heavy Fine Upheld on Appeal by Christian in Algeria

Heavy Fine Upheld on Appeal by Christian in Algeria

On December 1, a Christian convert from Islam received a six-month suspended prison sentence and a fine of 100,000 Algerian dinars (US$716) from an appeals court on a conviction of "accepting donations without a license," he said.

Pastor of Church Ordered to Close in Algeria Sentenced to Prison

Pastor of Church Ordered to Close in Algeria Sentenced to Prison

According to sources, less than a week after a court in Algeria ordered pastor Rachid Seighir’s church to close, a judge in a separate case gave him a one-year suspended sentence and a fine for “shaking the faith” of Muslims with Christian literature at his bookstore.

Released from Prison, Algerian Christian Faces Persecution in Tunisia

Released from Prison, Algerian Christian Faces Persecution in Tunisia

After being released from prison in 2018, having served nearly two years for violating Algeria’s blasphemy laws, Slimane Bouhafs was driven to Tunisia because of further persecution.

Two Christians Sentenced to Prison and Heavy Fine in Algeria

Two Christians Sentenced to Prison and Heavy Fine in Algeria

A pastor and another Christian in Algeria have been convicted and sentenced in absentia to two years in prison and a heavy fine for reportedly shaking the faith” of Muslims with Christian literature at their bookstore.