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January 28, 2020
Algeria orders another Christian church to close as crackdown continues
Persecution of Christians in Algeria: the modern nation of Algeria is in a region that was once a renowned center of Orthodox Christianity. The holy...
October 19, 2019
Algeria shuts down 3 churches days after Christians hold sit-in protest
Persecution of Christians in Algeria: the modern nation of Algeria is in a region that was once a renowned center of Orthodox Christianity. The holy...
September 22, 2019
Algeria: Charity warns church closures are part of a ‘systematic campaign’ against Christians
Look at how hard government and law enforcement authorities have to work to prevent the growth of Christianity there. They can’t keep the...
September 5, 2019
Algeria: After Christians fend off attempt to close a church, gendarmes arrive in early morning and seal it shut
The modern nation of Algeria was once a renowned center of Orthodox Christianity. The holy martyr St. Cyprian of Carthage, Blessed Augustine of...
March 7, 2019
France investigates claims Algeria persecuting Christians
The Order applauds this investigation. The persecution of Christians should be a focus of governments all across the world that have commitments to...
January 30, 2019
Algeria: Authorities close church, Christians worship in tent, authorities order tent dismantled
The modern nation of Algeria is a land that was once a renowned center of Orthodox Christianity. The holy martyr St. Cyprian of Carthage, Blessed...
January 12, 2019
Algeria: Faith in Christ Costs Christian His Family and Livelihood
This story is reminiscent of numerous accounts of the saints and martyrs. Saint Barbara the Great Martyr was tortured and ultimately beheaded for...
January 3, 2019
Algeria: Authorities Order Closure of Another Church Building
The modern nation of Algeria is a land that was once a renowned center of Orthodox Christianity. The holy martyr St. Cyprian of Carthage, Blessed...
October 26, 2018
Algeria: Government seals shut another church building
The area that today comprises the nation of Algeria was once a thriving center of Orthodox Christianity. The holy martyr St. Cyprian of Carthage,...
August 3, 2018
UN Human Rights Committee calls on Algerian government to “guarantee freedom of religion to all,” stop harassing Christians
We reported on the church closures in Algeria on July 18. The Order applauds this statement from the UN Human Rights Committee and hopes that the...
July 18, 2018
Algeria: Authorities seal shut another church building — the seventh since November
In the early centuries of Christianity, the area that is modern-day Algeria was a center of Latin-speaking Orthodoxy. North Africa was the home of...

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Quick facts

  • While about 30 percent of the world’s population identifies as Christian, 80 percent of all acts of religious discrimination are directed at Christians.

    Source: International Society for Human Rights

  • Christians face persecution in more than 60 Countries.

    Source: U.S. State Department

  • Millions of Christians face interrogation, arrest, torture, and/or death because of their religious convictions and cultural/ethnic identification.

    Source: Open Doors USA

  • Between 2007 and 2014, Christians have been targeted for harassment in more countries than any other religious group.

    Source: Pew Research

  • Christian responses to persecution are almost always nonviolent and, with very few exceptions, do not involve acts of terrorism.

    Source: Under Caesar’s Sword