Scores of Ahmadis have been prosecuted since June 2016, and some imprisoned for up to six months. Senior government officials have at times claimed that Ahmadis represent a threat to the majority Sunni Muslim faith, and accused them of collusion with foreign powers.
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| Mohamed Fali, Ameer of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Algeria (Photo HRW) |
Source/Credit: Human Rights Watch
By HRW | September 4, 2017
(Beirut) � The arrest of Mohamed Fali, president of Algeria�s Ahmadiyya community on August 28, 2017, is the latest example of a crackdown on the religious minority, Human Rights Watch said today.
�The persecution of Ahmadis and hateful speech from government ministers shows intolerance for minority faiths, whether they claim to be Muslim or not,� said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. �The authorities should immediately release Mohamed Fali and other Algerian Ahmadis and stop attacking this defenseless minority.�
At 9 a.m. on August 28, police came to Fali�s home in Ain Sefra, in the province of Naama, and arrested him on the basis of a 15 February in absentia judgment sentencing him to 3 years in prison.. He is being held in Mostaganem prison.
Founded in India in 1889 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Ahmadiyya community identifies itself as Muslim. There are an estimated 2,000 Ahmadis in Algeria, according to the community.
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