Algeria: Christian released after serving prison sentence

Algeria: Christian released after serving prison sentence

Algerian Christians invite us to rejoice with them in the release from prison of Slimane Bouhafs, a Christian arrested and imprisoned in 2016. He was released on 1 April having served his sentence. Slimane, aged 51, is from the Kabylie area and chose to convert to...
Algeria: Expatriate Christian Worker Deported

Algeria: Expatriate Christian Worker Deported

Algerian Christians have requested prayer for a French Christian, resident in Algeria for several years, who has been denied re-entry to Algeria. Pastor Louis Martinez, in his 60s, is affiliated with the French Reformed Church. He and his wife have lived in Oran for...
Algeria: increasing pressure on Churches

Algeria: increasing pressure on Churches

Algerian Christians request prayer following several incidents in which churches and individual Christians have faced increased restrictions, raising concerns that these pressures signal a coordinated campaign of intensified action against churches by the governing...
Algeria: increasing pressure on Churches

Algeria: Church and Bookshop Closed by Authorities

Christians in Algeria ask for prayer for a church in Ain Turk, which has been closed by police. On November 9, 2017, authorities sealed the hall, which was used for worship and a bookshop owned by a member of the church. Last month police raided the bookshop, accusing...
Algeria: Christian released after serving prison sentence

Algeria: imprisoned Christian ends hunger strike

The family of Slimane Bouhafs, the Algerian Christian imprisoned since September 2016 for blasphemy, have confirmed that he has now ended his hunger strike. Slimane, who is being held in Jijel Prison in north east Algeria, began a hunger strike following the...