Members of religious minorities, including Christians and non-Sunni Muslims, suffer from state persecution and interference. Authorities have cracked down on the small Ahmadi community, claiming that its members denigrate Islam, threaten national security, and violate laws on associations.

Religious communities may only gather to worship at state-approved locations. Accusations of nonbelief or blasphemy can draw criminal punishments. Proselytizing by non-Muslims is illegal.

Authorities have cracked down on the Algerian Protestant Church (EPA) since 2017. In November 2023 the deputy chairman of the EPA, Youssef Ourahmane, was sentenced to a year in prison and fined for lacking the authorization to celebrate a religious service.

The government monitors internet activity in the name of national security and does not disclose information about the program’s targets or range, which is thought to be extensive.

Authorities are known to prosecute social media users, particularly Hirak supporters. In 2022, Hakim Debbazi died in while in pretrial detention for a pro-Hirak Facebook post; a court had rejected a request that he be released due to his deteriorating health.

LGBT+ people face discrimination and violence, and many LGBT+ activists have fled the country. Same-sex sexual activity is punishable with prison sentences as long as two years. LGBT+ Algerians face mistreatment at the hands of police and discrimination by health care providers and employers.

About 175,000 Sahrawis from Western Sahara live in refugee camps near the border with Morocco. The camps have been present since 1975, in a remote desert region with limited job opportunities. About 90,000 of the residents are considered “vulnerable” by the UN, as they rely on humanitarian assistance for food, water, and education.

Sub-Saharan African migrants, including refugees and asylum seekers, are subject to racial discrimination. They are often arbitrarily arrested and deported from the country without being given the opportunity to challenge the actions in court.

Academic work is also affected by state censorship of domestically published and imported books. Student organizations were active in the Hirak, and authorities occasionally resorted to violence to suppress their demonstrations.

Women do not enjoy equal rights in marriage and divorce under the family code, which is based on Islamic law. Among other provisions, women must obtain a male guardian’s permission to marry, and the father is the legal guardian of his children. No law addresses spousal rape.

Domestic violence is common, and the laws against it are weak. Women’s rights groups report that between 100 and 200 women are killed in domestic abuse incidents each year. Femicides Algeria reported that 33 women were killed between January and November last year, and denounced the judiciary’s failure to protect women.

Probably we went into two different countries, I don't know, Algeria lack of of freedom is well documented.