Algeria forced 16 Evangelical churches to close as laws violate international protections: USCIRF

A new report from a U.S. government watchdog warns that the Algerian government has closed down as many as 16 Evangelical churches in recent years, enforcing strict regulations on religion to arrest individuals on blasphemy and proselytization charges. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, a bipartisan body led by volunteer commissioners who advise the U.S. government and Congress, released a factsheet this month on religious freedom conditions in Algeria, the world's largest Arab nation by landmass with a 99% Sunni Muslim population. -- More...

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