{"id":6980,"date":"2026-01-14T15:06:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/algeria-country-update\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:06:03","slug":"algeria-country-update","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/algeria-country-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Algeria Country Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"block-layout-region\">\n<div id=\"block-herointernalpageblock\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-hero-internal-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero_wrapper custom-hero  internal-hero-js-adjust\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 3%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), url(\" https: www.uscirf.gov themes custom uscirf2020 assets images defaulthero.png\"); background-position-x: center; background-position-y: center\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h1 class=\"internal-hero-title\">Algeria Country Update <\/h1>\n<div class=\"custom-breadcrumb hidden\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"insertNavHere\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"container\">\n              <a target=\"_blank\" id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-drupal-messages-fallback class=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-uscirf2020-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"basic-page\">\n<div class=\"paragraph-section paragraph-unique-18398\" style=\"\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"0.3\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"single-container row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"full-content\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:16px; margin-bottom:11px\">This report provides an update on\u00a0freedom of religion or belief in\u00a0Algeria.\u00a0The government currently criminalizes blasphemy\u00a0and\u00a0restricts religious practice, worship, and observance. It persecutes\u00a0members of faith-based groups including Christians\u00a0and Ahmadiyya\u00a0Muslims.\u00a0The Algerian government denies Ahmadiyyas the right to register as Muslims and continues to prosecute religious leaders as well using in-absentia convictions and suspended sentences. It has also closed nearly all evangelical churches in the country with only one remaining open as of September 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn-primary single-cta-btn\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-10\/2024%20Algeria%20Country%20Update.pdf\">View PDF<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-taxonomytermview\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-taxonomy-term-view\">\n<div class=\"content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/publications\/algeria-country-update?rand=6542\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algeria Country Update This report provides an update on\u00a0freedom of religion or belief in\u00a0Algeria.\u00a0The government currently criminalizes blasphemy\u00a0and\u00a0restricts religious practice, worship, and observance. It persecutes\u00a0members of faith-based groups including Christians\u00a0and Ahmadiyya\u00a0Muslims.\u00a0The Algerian government denies Ahmadiyyas the right to register as Muslims and continues to prosecute religious leaders as well using in-absentia convictions and suspended sentences. 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