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Coptic priest shot dead in Sinai
Egypt
July 6, 2013
Coptic priest shot dead in Sinai
Gunmen shot dead a Coptic Christian priest in Egypt's lawless Northern Sinai on Saturday in what could be the first…
Update: 23 houses belonging to Copts burned down
Egypt
July 5, 2013
Update: 23 houses belonging to Copts burned down
The situation has heated up in Naga Hassan village, west of Luxor, after the killing of a Muslim man and…
Muslim killed, Copt injured, three houses burned in Luxor
Egypt
July 5, 2013
Muslim killed, Copt injured, three houses burned in Luxor
A Muslim man was killed, a Coptic man was injured, and three houses were burned early Friday as sectarian clashes…
Factbox: What counts as blasphemy in Egyptian law?
Egypt
June 11, 2013
Factbox: What counts as blasphemy in Egyptian law?
With the rise of Islamists in Egypt, scores of cases have been referred to the courts in the last 2…
Copts will attend 30 June protests
Egypt
June 11, 2013
Copts will attend 30 June protests
Senior leaders in Egypt’s Orthodox Church denominational council have announced they will join opposition groups’ 30 June protests to demand…
European court asks France not to deport Egyptian Copt
Egypt
June 6, 2013
European court asks France not to deport Egyptian Copt
The European Court of Human Rights Thursday asked France not to deport a Coptic Christian who fled Egypt, saying he…
Rights watchdog: three blasphemy cases being handled in one week
Egypt
June 6, 2013
Rights watchdog: three blasphemy cases being handled in one week
An Egyptian-based human rights organisation warned Thursday of a continuous deterioration of the status of freedom of belief in the…
Attackers injure 6 Copts outside Assiut monastery
Egypt
June 5, 2013
Attackers injure 6 Copts outside Assiut monastery
Unknown attackers assaulted seven Copts on Tuesday as they were going to the al-Mahraq monastery in Assiut’s Qousiya City. The…
Anti-Coptic sectarianism: Hope turned into despair
Opinion
April 18, 2013
Anti-Coptic sectarianism: Hope turned into despair
Copts are being persecuted in Egypt. So, what’s new about that? This has been the norm in our “beloved homeland”…
Egyptians accused of proselytizing in Libya return home
Egypt
April 16, 2013
Egyptians accused of proselytizing in Libya return home
Four Coptic Egyptians detained by Libyan authorities for several weeks over charges of spreading Christianity have returned home. According to…