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Egypt court adds new charge to Copt solidarity protesters’ case
Egypt
January 20, 2011
Egypt court adds new charge to Copt solidarity protesters’ case
Assault of a police officer will be added to the list of charges facing eight protesters who demonstrated earlier this…
Rights groups call for govt to form minorities watchdog
Egypt
January 19, 2011
Rights groups call for govt to form minorities watchdog
Fourteen Egyptian human rights organizations on Wednesday called on the government to form an independent committee that includes minority groups…
The internationalization of Egypt’s Coptic question
Egypt
January 18, 2011
The internationalization of Egypt’s Coptic question
As the government points the finger at “foreign hands” behind the recent Alexandria church bombing, the world is looking at…
Copts, experts satisfied with Naga Hammadi ruling
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Copts, experts satisfied with Naga Hammadi ruling
Officials from the Coptic Church welcomed a ruling by the Supreme Emergency State Security Court which sentenced to death the…
Egypt is not Tunisia
Opinion
January 16, 2011
Egypt is not Tunisia
Those who watched Al-Jazeera’s live coverage of the great protests in Tunisia should know that what happened in Tunisia is…
TIMELINE: Court cases related to sectarian violence in Egypt
Egypt
January 16, 2011
TIMELINE: Court cases related to sectarian violence in Egypt
An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced the first suspect charged with killing six Christians and a Muslim guard during Coptic…
First suspect in Egypt’s Naga Hammadi shootings sentenced to death
Egypt
January 16, 2011
First suspect in Egypt’s Naga Hammadi shootings sentenced to death
An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced the first suspect of last year's Naga Hammadi Christmas shootings--Hamam al-Kammouni--to death for killing…
Gunman gets death sentence for Egypt’s Naga Hammadi shooting
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Gunman gets death sentence for Egypt’s Naga Hammadi shooting
A Muslim man was sentenced to death on Sunday for the drive-by church shooting that took place in the Upper…
Copts, Brothers, Salafis, and Autocrats
Opinion
January 13, 2011
Copts, Brothers, Salafis, and Autocrats
“The Copts are the origin of this country…we treat the guests who came and lived here nicely…but we are ready…
PM says no foreign intervention needed to protect Copts
Egypt
January 13, 2011
PM says no foreign intervention needed to protect Copts
Egypt renewed its refusal to allow foreign intervention in its affairs in the aftermath of two recent attacks on Coptic…