Pastor's Prison Sentence Upheld Over 'Illegal Worship' Case in Algeria - American Faith

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Pastor's Prison Sentence Upheld Over 'Illegal Worship' Case in Algeria - American Faith

A court in the African country of Algeria last week upheld a year-long prison sentence for a prominent pastor convicted of “illegal worshiping.” According to the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) International, the Court of Appeal in Tizi Ouzou issued the verdict against Pastor Youssef Ourahamane of Emmanuel Church in Algeria. Pastor Ourahamane has been a top leader in the Église Protestante d’Algérie (Protestant Church of Algeria, or EPA) assoc…