Algerian police have arrested 12 Christians during a worship service at the House of Refuge center in L’Ayaida, near Oran.
The center provides shelter and support for vulnerable women and their families.
Police seized Christian literature, mobile phones and identity cards and transported the 12 worshippers to Bethioua police station.
The Christians could face charges under Algeria’s Ordinance 06-03 regulating non-Muslim worship. Violations covered by the law can carry sentences of 2–5 years in prison and fines of 500,000–1 million Algerian dinars (€3,250–€6,500).
Nearly all 47 churches affiliated with the Protestant Church of Algeria have received closure orders or been sealed, while more than 50 Christians have faced prosecution over their faith in recent years.
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