Is apostasy illegal in Algeria?
Criminal offense
Apostasy in Algeria is illegal, with family law stating that if either spouse is an "apostate" from Islam, the marriage will be declared null and void.
Algeria is one of 15 countries classified “Criminal offense” for apostasy — 50% of the 30 with data. (Also searched as leaving a religion.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Apostasy in Islam by country
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Tunisia
- Legal Tunisia's 2014 Constitution protects citizens from prosecution for renouncing Islam, making apostasy legal and prohibiting accusations of apostasy and incitement to violence.
- Morocco
- Criminal offense Morocco's Supreme Council of Religious Scholars issued a fatwa calling for death penalty for apostasy, though it was later retracted.
- Libya
- Death penalty possible Libya's General National Council voted to make Sharia law the basis for legislation, which can include death penalty for atheism.
- Mauritania
- Death penalty possible Article 306 of Mauritania's criminal code provides death sentence for apostasy with opportunity to repent.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Criminal offense Apostasy from Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina was punishable by death until the Edict of Toleration in 1844, after which it could result in imprisonment or deportation.
- Nigeria
- Criminal offense Nigeria's northern Muslim-majority states use Sharia law to persecute Muslim apostates, particularly converts to Christianity.
Other laws in Algeria
- Blasphemy Laws
- Criminal offense
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Flag Desecration
- Criminal offense
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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