Six Algerians Imprisoned For Breaking Ramadan Fast

The Algerian constitution guarantees citizens the right to freedom of conscience. That didn’t stop the Biskra court from sentencing six men to four years in prison for the horrible crime of breaking their fast early. Ramadan is a tradition in which devout Muslims refrain from food, drinking, smoking, and sex from morning until evening. The fast is broken by eating a special meal called iftar. In addition to the prison sentence, the men were ordered to pay the equivalent of $1300 (1,000 euros).

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