In Algeria, Christians find themselves in a legal grey area deliberately maintained by the government. Indeed, the latter adopts a dual discourse: it guarantees freedom of worship in its Constitution while failing to enshrine freedom of conscience, and at the same time reaffirms the primacy of Islam. Christians are thus placed in an ambiguous position: free to practise their faith on paper, they are in practice dependent on opaque administrative decisions that significantly restrict the exercise of worship and religious expression. The situation facing evangelical Protestants is of particular concern: since January 2025, the administrative closure of nearly all of their churches has been effectively enforced. The curtailment of religious freedom also affects the Christian community in Kabylia specifically. This situation forms part of a broader context of restrictions on civil liberties in Algeria. The oppression of Christians in Algeria cannot be understood as a series of isolated incidents, but rather as the result of a restrictive legal and administrative system incompatible with international standards on freedom of religion, conscience, and expression.

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