Asked by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll and Bute)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made representations to his Algerian counterpart on the imprisonment of Pastor Youssef Ourahamane.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We are aware of the case of Pastor Youssef Ourahamane, and are disappointed to hear of his sentencing. We will seek to raise the case at the soonest opportunity with the Algerian authorities. The British Embassy Algiers raises issues of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) more broadly and remains in contact with religious minorities including the Protestant Church of Algeria. The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for FoRB, Fiona Bruce MP, raised the ability of religious minorities to freely practice their faith with the Algerian authorities during her visit to Algiers in September 2022. Minister for North Africa, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, met the Minister of Religious Affairs in June 2022 to discuss freedom of religion or belief.
Mentions:
1: Hannah Bardell (SNP - Livingston) She went to Algeria to deal with the estate of her deceased parents, and travelled out on her Algerian - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) United Kingdom led negotiations at the UN Security Council, alongside Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Algeria - Speech Link
2: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) the UN special envoy, whom I know extremely well from his former position as the Foreign Minister of Algeria - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Con - Berwick-upon-Tweed) In April, the UK led negotiations, alongside Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Algeria, at the United Nations - Speech Link
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Source Page: Open general export licence export for exhibition: military goodsFound: to the following destinations: A l l d e s t i nat i o ns o t h e r t h an i n: Afghanistan, Algeria
May. 15 2024
Source Page: Open general export licence export for exhibition: military goodsFound: for exports to the following destinations: All destinations other than in: Afghanistan, Algeria
May. 15 2024
Source Page: Open general export licence export for exhibition: military goodsFound: to the following destinations: A l l d e s t i nat i o ns o t h e r t h an i n: Afghanistan, Algeria
May. 15 2024
Source Page: Open general export licence export for exhibition: military goodsFound: for exports to the following destinations: All destinations other than in: Afghanistan, Algeria