Written question asked by Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 September 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 October 2025 (named day). It was answered by Hamish Falconer (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 October 2025 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Algeria: Religious Freedom

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she had with her Algerian counterpart on (a) religious freedoms and (b) the religious freedoms of the Ahmadiyya community in that country.

Answer: The UK champions Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all. Our Embassy in Algiers raises FoRB with the Algerian authorities, doing so most recently when our Ambassador met the Minister of Religious Affairs on 10 February. Our Embassy remains in regular contact with minority religious groups on how best to support FoRB. We will continue to raise the issue and advocate for freedom of expression for religious minority communities in Algeria.

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