Algeria: Imminent appeal hearing

Algeria: Imminent appeal hearing

The appeal hearing for Foudhil Bahloul, who in July received a six month prison sentence for receiving “illegal donations,” will be heard on 27 October 2021. Foudhil (35), a Christian from a Muslim background, ​​​​​​​was sentenced to six months...
Algeria: Sentence upheld by appeal court 

Algeria: Sentence upheld by appeal court 

On 26 September, the regional court of appeals upheld a previous court verdict against pastor Rachid Seighir and his bookshop assistant, Nouh Hamimi. Christians in Algeria request continued prayer for both, as they continue to further appeal this verdict. Both were...
Libya: Church facing eviction

Libya: Church facing eviction

The Union Church of Tripoli requests prayer for a 26 July court hearing regarding possible eviction from their current premises. The hearing had been expected to be at the end of August.   Established by expatriate Christians in 1962, the Union Church is one of five...
Algeria: Imminent appeal hearing

Algeria: More churches sealed by government

On 7 July three churches in the  Oran area were sealed, bringing the number of sealed churches to 16. Christians in Algeria ask for prayer for the on-going campaign against the church that started in 2017. The three churches are the city church or Oran...
Algeria: Sentence upheld by appeal court 

Algeria: Prison sentence suspended; Three churches ordered closed

On 6 June, Pastor Rachid Seighir and his bookshop assistant, Nouh Hamimi, on appeal received one-year suspended sentences on a faith-related charge and were fined. Christians in Algeria request continued prayer for both, thanking God that the earlier prison sentences...