Algeria: Pastor’s sentence upheld

Algeria: Pastor’s sentence upheld

Pastor Youssef Ourahmane, vice-president of the EPA, requests continued prayer after a 2 May appeal verdict, which confirmed a previous sentence of one year applied imprisonment as well as a 100.000 DZD (approximately US$ 735) fine on charges of holding an...
Algeria: Pastor’s sentence upheld

Algeria: Appeal hearing soon 

Pastor Youssef Ourahmane, vice-president of the EPA, and the church in Algeria request prayer for his scheduled 26 March 2024 appeal of his prison sentence and fine. On 27 November, 2023, Pastor Youssef was sentenced to one year in prison and  fined for 100.000 DZD...
Algeria: Pastor’s sentence upheld

Algeria: Church leader loses appeal

An appeal court has sentenced Pastor Youssef Ourahmane, the vice president of the EPA, to one year in prison and a fine of 100.000 DZD (approx US$ 725). Algerian Christians request continued prayer for him and the church. Pastor Ourahmane is a senior pastor overseeing...
Algeria: Pastor’s sentence upheld

Algeria: Church leader convicted 

Algerian Christians request prayer for Reverend Youssef Ourahmane, vice president of the EPA, who has been convicted in absentia to two years imprisonment and fined 100.000 DZD (approx US$ 725). The EPA (Èglise Protestante d’ Algérie), is an association of more than...
Algeria: Convert released from prison

Algeria: Convert released from prison

Algerian Christians rejoice in the release of Hamid Soudad, a believer from a Muslim background, previously convicted of blasphemy, who received a presidential pardon on 5 July. Married with four children (ages 8, 6, 5 and 3 years-old), 45-year-old Hamid has been a...