US congressmen urge Algerian government to reopen churches
“These closures are a clear hindrance to the free practice and exercise of religion”, the politicians say in a letter to the Algerian President. Several United States congressmen signed a letter to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune last Friday, denouncing his government´s repeated violations of religious freedom and the closing of churches.
“We have reason to believe these church closures are part of a plan under the previous leadership of Algeria, to hinder Christians from freely exercising their faith and religion”, wrote Doug Lamborn, Republican representative of Colorado and lead author of the letter.
Lamborn recalled that “13 churches around Algeria remain closed by the government since November 2017. The closures culminated in October 2019 when the authorities closed the most sizeable churches in the country, including the Protestant Church of the Full Gospel of Tizi-Ozou”.
“These reports are disturbing as the Algerian constitution clearly outlines freedom of religion for all.”
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Featured picture shows Algerian Christians demonstrate demanding religious freedom, in October 2019.
