ISTANBUL, Police ordered two Algerian churches to cease activity last week, the latest in a series of 10 church closures and further court cases against foreign and local Christians.
In Tizi Ousou, 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of Algiers, security police on March 9 notified pastor Salah Chalah to close his 1,200-member Full Gospel Church.
Police issued notice to a second pastor, Mustapha Krireche, to close down his church in Tizi Ouzou’s Nouvelle Ville district.