Algerian Police Seize Bibles as 12 Christians Arrested for Allegedly Holding Non-Muslim Gatherings
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Algerian Police Seize Bibles as 12 Christians Arrested for Allegedly Holding Non-Muslim Gatherings
Special forces police reportedly arrested 12 Christians during a worship service at a humanitarian shelter near Oran, amid wider concerns over restrictions on Algeria's Christian community.
SGP MP Diederik van Dijk and party group leader Chris Stoffer want clarification from the Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the arrest of twelve Christians in Algeria. According to a report in the Reformatorisch Dagblad, Algerian police raided a humanitarian reception center in L’Ayaida. The twelve were reportedly arrested for organizing a church service. The SGP asks what steps the Netherlands and the European Union can take regarding freed…
The Algerian Police have arrested 12 Christians for performing a religious service and may face up to five years in prison.
Algeria holds 12 Christians during worship, learns religious literature and can respond by "unauthorized meeting".
Worship service raid: Police in Algeria arrest 12 Christians
Special force police in Algeria raided a worship service at a humanitarian shelter on Sept. 4, arresting all 12 Christians present on suspicion of holding an unauthorized, non-Muslim religious service, Morning Star News reported The House of Refuge shelter in L’Ayaida, 36 kilometers (22 miles) east of Oran, serves as a haven and restoration center...
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