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Military court failing to provide justice in Maspero trial, say rights lawyers
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Military court failing to provide justice in Maspero trial, say rights lawyers
Lawyers representing the victims of the Maspero massacre in October last year say the military court is hampering their work…
Military chief of staff meets with Coptic delegation
Egypt
November 3, 2011
Military chief of staff meets with Coptic delegation
Military Chief of Staff Sami Anan met with a delegation of Coptic bishops on Wednesday at the Defense Ministry to…
Doctor confirms presence of Maikel Nabil in mental hospital
Egypt
October 24, 2011
Doctor confirms presence of Maikel Nabil in mental hospital
A doctor at Egypt’s General Secretariat of Mental Health (GSMH) has confirmed that activist and blogger Maikel Nabil was referred…
Health Ministry denies referring activist to mental hospital
Egypt
October 24, 2011
Health Ministry denies referring activist to mental hospital
A senior official at the Health Ministry has denied that activist and blogger Maikel Nabil was referred to the Abbasseya…
Coptic lawyer sues govt at regional court over Maspero violence
Egypt
October 24, 2011
Coptic lawyer sues govt at regional court over Maspero violence
A Geneva-based Coptic lawyer has filed a lawsuit in the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights against the Egyptian…
Coptic activist submits application to form liberal political party
Egypt
October 17, 2011
Coptic activist submits application to form liberal political party
Coptic activist Michael Mounir has submitted an application to the Party Affairs Committee to form the Hayat Party.
Egyptian churches: Copts are free to take part in protests
Egypt
July 28, 2011
Egyptian churches: Copts are free to take part in protests
The Egyptian Orthodox, Anglican and Catholic churches said on Thursday that all Egyptian Christians are free to participate in demonstrations,…
Culture minister calls for civil state in Egypt
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Culture minister calls for civil state in Egypt
A civil system, not an Islamic one, is the proper path toward a modern state, Egypt's culture minister said at…
Coptic leaders reject draft law on places of worship
Egypt
June 9, 2011
Coptic leaders reject draft law on places of worship
Coptic leaders have rejected the draft law on places of worship, objecting to a clause in it that says building…
Coptic Christian in US has Egyptian nationality withdrawn
Egypt
May 22, 2011
Coptic Christian in US has Egyptian nationality withdrawn
The Administrative Judicial Court on Sunday ordered the withdrawal of Egyptian nationality from Morris Sadek, a Coptic Christian lawyer living…