Algeria Has Closed 16 Evangelical Churches in Crackdown on Proselytization
A major new report shows the government of Algeria has closed down 16 Evangelical churches in the past year as part of a crackdown on proselytization and perceived blasphemy against Sunni Islam, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
According to the report, Algerian officials have been enforcing Ordinance 06-03 of the penal code on non-Muslim organizations in a move that is “inconsistent with international legal protections for freedom of religion or belief,” CP reports.
Passed in 2006, Ordinance 06-03 dictates that non-Muslims can only hold worship services in buildings that have been granted a permit by the National Commission of Non-Muslim Worship: anyone who violates the law can be imprisoned for one to three years.
Story by by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent. Cover image by Aaron Burden on Unsplash.
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